Henry County Courthouse, Jail, and Warden's House

Historic house in Kentucky, United States

United States historic place

Significant dates

Henry County Courthouse, Jail, and Warden's House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property


Location	Courthouse Sq., New Castle, Kentucky
Coordinates	38°26′02″N 85°10′09″W / 38.43389°N 85.16917°W / 38.43389; -85.16917 (Henry County Courthouse, Jail, and Warden's House)
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1875
Architect	McDonald Brothers
Architectural style	Second Empire, Italianate, Romanesque
Part of	New Castle Historic Commercial District (ID16000495^[2])
NRHP reference No.	77000621^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 11, 1977
Designated CP	August 4, 2016

The Henry County Courthouse, Jail, and Warden's House in New Castle, Kentucky was built in 1875. It was designed by the McDonald Brothers in a mix of Italianate, Second Empire, and other styles. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[1]

It is a six-bay two-story brick building on a rusticated stone foundation. A stone jail and brick jailer's house extend to the rear, making the overall plan T-shaped.^[3]

In 2016, the building was listed as a contributing building to the New Castle Historic Commercial District.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Mary Ctonan Oppel; Walter E. Langsam (September 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Henry County Courthouse, Jail, and Warden's House". National Park Service. Retrieved February 26, 2018. With nine photos from 1976.