The Old Fauquier County Jail - Retired Prisons on Waymarking.com

Warrenton’s former jail is a singular example of the state’s early county penal architecture. The complex includes the 1808 brick jail, converted to the jailer’s residence and completed in 1823, and the parallel 1823 stone jail with its high-walled jail-yard. Located next to the courthouse, the jail provides a telling picture of conditions endured by inmates of such county facilities. A jail was built for the county in 1779, but it proved to be inadequate within a number of years. The more substantial brick structure was finished in 1808, and on October 24 the keys to the new jail were turned over to the sheriff. With the completion of the stone jail and its plank-lined cells, the resulting two-part building served the county until 1966. The complex is now maintained by the Fauquier County Historical Society as a county history museum. The Old Fauquier County Jail is located at the Fauquier County Courthouse Square in Warrenton. It is open Tuesday-Sunday 10:00am to 4:00pm year round, but closed Christmas, Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. Call 540-347-5525 The upstairs portion has several metal bar cells used for the modern day. You can read some of the grafitti that some of the prisoners had written from the 40’s and 50’s. No fee required, however donations are excepted.

Address: 10 Ashby Street Warrenton, Virginia United States 20187 Open to the public: Yes Hours: Tuesday thru Sunday 10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. Fees?: No, But donations welcomed Web link: Not listed

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