Fulton County Jail (Johnstown, New York)
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Fulton County Jail, February 2008
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| Location | Perry and Montgomery Sts., Johnstown, New York |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1772 |
| Architect | Batcheller, Zephaniah; Cummings, Frederick |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 81000404[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 19, 1981 |
Fulton County Jail, originally known as the Tryon County Jail, is a historic jail complex located at Johnstown in Fulton County, New York. The original section was built in 1772-1773 and is a simple five bays wide, two bays deep stone building with a medium pitched gable roof. The complex consists of the original jail with additions to form a two story, "L" shaped building with a large brick wing attached to the original section and a smaller brick wing to the west. The small brick wing dates to about 1890. The larger wing, known as the sheriff's quarters, is s two story, square block with a hipped roof in the Colonial Revival style. During the Revolutionary War period, it was known as the garrison Fort Johnstown. In 1783, it was visited by George Washington on his tour of the Mohawk Valley.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]
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Fort Johnstown, New York State Historic Site
References
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- Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Colonial Revival architecture in New York
- Government buildings completed in 1772
- Buildings and structures in Fulton County, New York
- Jails on the National Register of Historic Places
- National Register of Historic Places in Fulton County, New York
- Adirondack Mountains, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
