Camden County Jail is a historic county jail located at Camden, Camden County, North Carolina. It was built in 1910, and is a two-story, nearly square brick building with a high hipped roof in the Colonial Revival style. On the second floor is the iron cellblock or "bullpen," likened to that of a large metal box.[2]

Camden County Jail
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Camden County Jail is located in North Carolina
Camden County Jail
Camden County Jail is located in the United States
Camden County Jail
LocationNC 343, Camden, North Carolina
Coordinates36°19′44″N 76°10′30″W / 36.32889°N 76.17500°W / 36.32889; -76.17500
Area3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built1910 (1910)
Built byStewart Jail Works Co.; Southern Jail Building Co.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.84001950[1]
Added to NRHPMay 3, 1984

The historic jail is now home to the Camden County Board of Elections and Camden County's Museum. It is open to the public during regular office hours.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Stanley Little and Maurice C. York (December 1983). "Camden County Jail" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  3. ^ "Camden County's Historic Jailhouse". Visit NC. Archived from the original on 2014-12-07. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
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