Fulton County Jail (Johnstown, New York)


Fulton County Jail
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Fulton County Jail, February 2008
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Location	Perry and Montgomery Sts., Johnstown, New York
Coordinates	43°0′11″N 74°22′16″W / 43.00306°N 74.37111°W / 43.00306; -74.37111Coordinates: 43°0′11″N 74°22′16″W / 43.00306°N 74.37111°W / 43.00306; -74.37111
Area	less than one acre
Built	1772
Architect	Batcheller, Zephaniah; Cummings, Frederick
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference #	81000404^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 19, 1981

Fulton County Jail, originally known as the Tryon County Jail, is a historic jail complex located at Johnstown in Fulton County, New York. The original section was built in 1772-1773 and is a simple five bays wide, two bays deep stone building with a medium pitched gable roof. The complex consists of the original jail with additions to form a two story, "L" shaped building with a large brick wing attached to the original section and a smaller brick wing to the west. The small brick wing dates to about 1890. The larger wing, known as the sheriff's quarters, is s two story, square block with a hipped roof in the Colonial Revival style. During the Revolutionary War period, it was known as the garrison Fort Johnstown. In 1783, it was visited by George Washington on his tour of the Mohawk Valley.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.^[1]

Gallery

Fort Johnstown, New York State Historic Site

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Lucy A. Breyer (August 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fulton County Jail". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-07-20. See also: "Accompanying six photos".

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