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Old Jail
A museum in Barnstable Town, with 39 places within a five-minute walk. One of 15 arts & culture in Barnstable Town.
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On the National Register since 1971
Old Jail
Old Jail was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 2, 1971. It is significant for its politics and architecture at the state level. Its architecture is described as Colonial.
Barnstable's Old Gaol is a historic colonial jail in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Built c.1690, it is the oldest wooden jail in the United States of America. The jail was built by order of the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colony courts. It served as the Barnstable County jail until c.1820, when a new stone jail was built. The structure, which held about six prisoners, was eventually attached to a barn. In 1968 it …
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39 places within a five-minute walk of Old Jail.
📜See a landmarkBarnstable Village's Ghost Hunter's Tour1 min walk🌳Get outsideCape Cod's Haunted Tours1 min walk🎁BrowseBarnstable Pottery Art4 min walk☕Grab a coffeeSmitty's Ice Cream4 min walk
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Coast Guard Heritage MuseumHistory museum
1 min walk🏛️United States CustomshouseMuseum
1 min walk⛪Unitarian Church of BarnstableChurch cathedral
1 min walk🧰Cape Cod SurftonesChoir
1 min walk🤝Palaemon HouseCommunity services non profits
1 min walk🏦Jay Correia at Prosperity Home MortgageInstallment loans
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.