Hendricks County Jail and Sheriff's Residence

Hendricks County Jail and Sheriff's Residence
Hendricks County Jail and Sheriff's Residence, May 2011
Location170 S. Washington St., Danville, Indiana
Coordinates39°45′32″N 86°31′27″W / 39.75889°N 86.52417°W / 39.75889; -86.52417
Arealess than one acre
Built1866 (1866)-1867
ArchitectGregg, Martin
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No.83000125[1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1983

Hendricks County Jail and Sheriff's Residence, also known as Hendricks County Museum, is a historic home and jail located at Danville, Hendricks County, Indiana. It was built in 1866–1867, and is a two-story, Second Empire style brick building with a three-story square tower. It has a slate mansard roof and segmental arched openings. It consists of the former Sheriff's residence in front and a one-story rear wing with later additions containing the jail. The building has housed the Hendricks County Museum since 1974.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] It is located in the Danville Courthouse Square Historic District.

List of Sheriffs

Thomas Matlock (1824-1862)

John Dunn (1826-1827)

Samuel Jessup (1827-1828)

Thomas Nichols (1828-1833)

James Siggerson (1833-1837)

Edmunds Clark (1837-1843)

J.D. Parker (1843-1844)

James Stutsman (1848-1850)

Samuel Meloque (1850-1854)

Cornelius O’Haver (1854-1858)

Reuben S. Ward (1858-1860)

Thomas Nichols (1860-1864)

Edmund H. Straughan (1864-1868)

William H. Calvert (1868-1872)

Samuel L. Hawkins (1872-1876)

Asbury Bryant (1876-1878)

James H. Emmons (1878-1882)

Abraham Douglas (1882-1884)

William P. Ayers (1884-1886)

Woodson Bryant (1886-1888)

Jonathan S. Marshal (1888-1890)

William C. Clements (1890-1892)

John T. Taylor (1892-1894)

John T. Bell (1894-1896)

William B. Bryant (1896-1898)

Henry I. Eaton (1898-1900)

A. A. Fligg (1900-1904)

Isaac J. Mendenhall (1904-1908)

John C. Robbins (1908-1910)

John W. Ader (1910-1912)

James N. Gentry (1912-1916)

Robert Hufford (1916-1920)

Charles T. Clark (1920-1924)

S. V. Hollingsworth (1924-1925)

Henry C. Rodney (1925-1928)

Albert H. Shane (1928-1930)

Lewis L. Pounds (1930-1934)

Wiltsie Stuart (1935-1938)

Oscar Bradford (1938-1943)

Leon Bayliss (1943-1947)

Porter Money (1947-1956)

Leon Bayliss (1956-1962)

Merle Funk (1962-1970)

Russell Carmichael (1971-1979)

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved April 1, 2016. Note: This includes Dorothy Kelley (July 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hendricks County Jail and Sheriff's Residence" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs. Indiana authors books. History of Hendricks County, Indiana. (n.d.). https://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/inauthors/view?docId=VAC1000&brand=ia-books&doc.view=pagedImage&source=&image.id=VAC1000-113&query=#docView