| Berrien County Jail | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 The jail in 2015 | |
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| Location | N. Jefferson St., Nashville, Georgia |
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| 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 |
| Added to NRHP | August 26, 1982 |
The Old Berrien County Jail is a historic site in Nashville, Berrien County, Georgia. It was built in 1903. 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.
See also
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Berrien County Historical Foundation
- University of Georgia Press (1996). The New Georgia Guide. University of Georgia Press. p. 558. ISBN 9780820317991. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
External links
Media related to Old Berrien County Jail at Wikimedia Commons
