Cherokee National Jail
Cherokee National Prison Museum | |
![]() Cherokee National Jail in 1979 | |
35°54′43″N 94°58′2″W / 35.91194°N 94.96722°W / 35.91194; -94.96722 | |
Area | less than one acre |
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Built | 1874 (1874) |
NRHP reference No. | 74001656[1][2] |
Added to NRHP | June 28, 1974 |
The Cherokee National Jail or Cherokee National Penitentiary (Cherokee: Ꮳꮃꭹ Ꭼꮎꮥꮎ Ꮧꮣꮝꮪꭹ) was built in 1874 as part of a governmental complex for the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. It served the Cherokee Nation until it was sold to Cherokee County, Oklahoma, which used it as a jail into the 1970s.[3]
The prison, as built in 1874 for $6000, was a two-story building with a basement. The sandstone structure measures 48 feet (15 m) by 35 feet (11 m). The second floor has been removed and replaced with a flat roof. There are two sandstone porches on the main level, front and back, with hipped roofs.[3][4] The Cherokee National Jail was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 28, 1974.[1] The jail is now a museum, named the Cherokee National Prison Museum.[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Oklahoma Historical Society State Historic Preservation Office".
- ^ a b Hagerstrand, M.A.; Ruth, Kent (March 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Cherokee National Jail". National Park Service. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ Hnedak, John D. "Cherokee National Penitentiary, 124 East Choctaw Street, Tahlequah, Cherokee, OK". Historic American Buildings Survey. Library of Congress.
- ^ "Cherokee National Prison Museum". Cherokee Nation. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ "Cherokee National Prison Museum". Visit OK. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
External links
- Cherokee National Prison Museum - Visit Cherokee Nation
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. OK-25, "Cherokee National Penitentiary, 124 East Choctaw Street, Tahlequah, Cherokee County, OK"
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