This building, built 1846-47, was the second Lawrence County Jail (and probably sheriff's residence). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. I found it abandoned and dilapidated in 1997 and photo-documented it. It was burned in 2000 and only the stone walls remain (as of 2002). It was similar to, through probably newer than, the Old Pike County Jail, Piketon, Ohio. Slide photographs by Kevin B. Coleman, 11 November 1997.
Located in the center of Burlington, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA. The building is at about UTM XXXXXX) viewable on a XXXXXX USGS topographic map.
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A simple three-dimensional rendering of the building shows the floorplan.
The front faces to the left. (This should cycle through 99 times!)
Front (S) and right (E) elevations.
Left (W) and front (S) elevation.
Rear (N) and left (W) elevations.
Right (E) and rear (N) elevations.
Left (W) and front (S) elevation, with church on Jefferson Street in background.
Rear (N) and left (W) elevations.
View SSE of rear (N) and left (E) elevations from mailboxes for church across Jefferson Street.
View of rear (N) elevation.
Left (W) elevation, second floor, right (S) window.
Lintel over left (W) elevation, right (S) door.
Rear (N) / left (W) elevation upper corner.
Right (E) elevation, right bays, including cellar doorway.
Rear (N) elevation, center bay.
Probably front (S) / right (E) corner.
Right (E) elevation, second floor, left (S) bay.
View through front (S) door into stair hall and through back door into rear room.
Stair hall (front S room), first storey.
Probably font left (SW) corner of stair hall, first storey, with front dooway at left edge of photo.
View through back (N) door into rear room and through door to front stair hall.
View in first storey through back door of stair hall into that room.
2nd storey, view of doors at left (W) and rear (N) of stair hall.
Second storey, rear (N) doors of stair hall, possibly into jail rooms.
Probably 2nd storey right rear (NE) room. Note exposed stone wall painted red.
Probably second floor, view from right rear (NE) room through to left rear (NW) room.
Probably first storey, view into rear left (NW) room from back door. Note exposed stone wall painted white, back of fireplace on left.
Interior: 2nd storey? 1st storey left rear room?
Ceiling, probably second storey, rear.
Ceiling, probably rear of second storey. Note view out window at bottom center of photo.
Ceiling and wall, probably second storey rear. Note stone wall visible between drywall panels in center left.
View from 2nd storey into attic/roof.
View from 2nd storey into attic/roof.
