Old Berrien County Jail

United States historic place

Berrien County Jail

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The jail in 2015

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Location| N. Jefferson St., Nashville, Georgia
Coordinates| 31°12′29″N 83°14′56″W﻿ / ﻿31.20794°N 83.24898°W﻿ / 31.20794; -83.24898
Area| less than one acre
Architectural style| Romanesque
MPS| County Jails of Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, and Turner Counties TR
NRHP reference No.| 82002384[1]
Added to NRHP| August 26, 1982
The jail in 2012

The Old Berrien County Jail is a historic site in Nashville, Berrien County, Georgia. It was built in 1903.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 26, 1982. It is located at North Jefferson Street.

The Old Berrien County Jail was the site of the last hanging in Berrien County. A modern jail replaced the historic prison in 1965.[3]

## See also

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* Berrien County Courthouse
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Berrien County, Georgia

## References

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1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ Berrien County Historical Foundation
3. ^ University of Georgia Press (1996). The New Georgia Guide. University of Georgia Press. p. 558\. ISBN 9780820317991. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

## External links

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* Media related to Old Berrien County Jail at Wikimedia Commons

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