Orangeburg_County_Jail

Orangeburg County Jail

Orangeburg County Jail

United States historic place

The (Old) Orangeburg County Jail, also known as The Pink Palace, is a historic jail located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built between 1857 and 1860, and is a two-story, rectangular, cement-covered brick building in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features a crenellated main tower and corner turrets. General William Tecumseh Sherman’s troops burned the building in February 1865; it was subsequently restored.[2][3]

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

Orangeburg County inmates are now kept in the Orangeburg-Calhoun Regional Detention Center.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    Betty Myers (August 1973). "Orangeburg County Jail" (PDF). South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Orangeburg County Jail, Orangeburg County (44 St. John St., Orangeburg)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  4. [4]
    "FAQs". Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
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