JAIL HOUSE
The County Commissioners, on 7 July 1824,
advertised for proposals for erecting a stone jail. The dimensions were to
be 35x50 feet, 2-stories high, with walls that were 2-1/2 feet in
thickness. The lower story was to have 4 rooms and the upper story was to
have 6 rooms. The final cost of the building was $2,600.
On 1 October, 1827, a stone wall enclosing the jail yard was
constructed.
This original jail, with slight improvements/alterations, was used by the county
for the rest of the century.
Document, November 1825; Document, April 1827; Document, August 1827; Document, August, 1828; Document, August 1829; Document, November 1832;
Register (partial) of Prisoners.
Newspaper articles relating to the jail.
Postcard of the Perry County Jail; New
Bloomfield, Pa.
