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Avery County Jail
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1829 Schultz Cir., Newland, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°5′13″N 81°55′36″W / 36.08694°N 81.92667°W / 36.08694; -81.92667
Area	less than one acre
Built	1913
Architect	Wheeler & Runge; Campbell, R.C.
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	99001494
Added to NRHP	December 9, 1999

The Avery County Jail, also known as Avery County Historical Museum, is a historic jail located at Newland, Avery County, North Carolina. It was built in 1913. It was designed by architects Wheeler & Runge in Italianate style. It is a two-story, stuccoed brick building with small one-story wings and a cross-hipped roof. A one-story wing was added in the 1960s.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Helen Quillin Cain (March 1999). "Avery County Jail" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.

External links

• Avery County Historical Museum website

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