Old Wilkes County Jail is a historic jail located at the Wilkes Heritage Museum in Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was built in 1858, and is a two-story, rectangular brick building with a low hipped roof. The jail retains much of its original hardware including strap hinges and several early locks.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
^ ab"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^John B. Wells, III (October 1970). "Old Wilkes County Jail" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
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