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Union County Jail
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National Register of Historic Places

Union County Jail

On the National Register since 197452 years
Listed 1974Union
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Union County Jail

Union County Jail, at Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 30, 1974. It was among the first 5 of Union’s 20 listings, with one other the same day. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the state level. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isListed on the National Register of Historic Places in Union County, South Carolina. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 71 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Main St., Union · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Union County JailStart here
  2. 2Clinton Chapel AME Zion ChurchBuilt 1894 · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Union Community HospitalClassical Revival · Built 1915 · next door
  4. 4Union Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)Two-Part Commercial Block · next door
  5. 5Union Downtown Historic DistrictLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals · 0.1 mi on
Around it

11 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BCorinth Baptist ChurchLate Gothic Revival0.1 miDSouth Street-South Church Street Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.3 miBFair Forest HotelBuilding0.3 miBMeng HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBMerridunGeorgian0.3 miDSouth Street-South Church Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)Queen Anne0.4 miBUnion High School-Main Street Grammar SchoolClassical Revival0.4 miBCentral Graded SchoolRichardsonian Romanesque0.4 miBJudge Thomas Dawkins HouseBuilding0.4 miBCulp HouseGeorgian0.4 miBGov. Thomas B. Jeter HouseVictorian0.4 mi

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Questions about Union County Jail

Is Union County Jail on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 30, 1974 (Register number 74001884).

Is Union County Jail a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; South Carolina has 73 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Union County Jail?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Union County Jail?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 71 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 118998701 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.