The Bronwood Calaboose is a calaboose built in 1900 in Bronwood, Georgia. It is a wooden jail, about 16 by 9 feet (4.9 m × 2.7 m) in plan, with a gable roof, built of heavy sawn timbers.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
Bronwood Calaboose | |
Location | GA 118, Bronwood, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 31°49′54″N 84°21′46″W / 31.83167°N 84.36278°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1900 |
NRHP reference No. | 82002483[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 22, 1982 |
It was deemed "significant as a rare and intact example of a turn-of-the-century wooden municipal jail. It stands in contrast to the larger brick county jails, the most common type of historical jail in the state."[2]
It is located on First Street (Georgia State Route 118) between Johnson and Thornton Streets in Bronwood.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c Erick Montgomery; Carolyn Brooks (February 25, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bronwood Calaboose". National Park Service. Retrieved October 28, 2017. With four photos from 1981.