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Claiborne County Jail

Coordinates: 36°27′9″N 83°34′8″W / 36.45250°N 83.56889°W / 36.45250; -83.56889
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Claiborne County Jail
Claiborne County Jail is located in Tennessee
Claiborne County Jail
Claiborne County Jail is located in the United States
Claiborne County Jail
LocationTN 33 at TN 25E, Tazewell, Tennessee
Coordinates36°27′9″N 83°34′8″W / 36.45250°N 83.56889°W / 36.45250; -83.56889
Arealess than one acre
Built1819 (1819)
Architectural styleGable-front
NRHP reference No.07000175[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 21, 2007

The Claiborne County Jail in Tazewell, Tennessee, is a historic jail that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The two-story limestone and brick jail was built in 1819. It replaced Claiborne County's first jail, a crude structure built on the same site in 1804. The 1819 jail was used until 1931.[2]

It was listed on the National Register in 2007.[1]

The county's current jail facility is located in New Tazewell. It typically holds between 160 and 180 inmates.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Claiborne County Jail" (PDF). Tennessee Historical Commission. September 20, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 14, 2009.
  3. ^ Simmons, Morgan (May 30, 2010). "Immersed in recovery: Church ministry provides baptisms to inmates at Claiborne County jail". Knoxville News Sentinel.