Beaufort County Jail

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

1409 King St.;(Beaufort County)

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Site Number:

025-1214

Control Number:

U/13/025-1214

Tax Number:

R120 004 000 0598 0000

Date Surveyed:

August 1 1997

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1938

Historic Use:

Government

Current Use:

Vacant/Not In Use

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Stucco

Foundation Materials:

Slab Construction

Roof Shape:

flat

Roof Materials:

built up

National Register Determination:

contributes to listed district

Signficant Architectural Features:

Northwest Quadrant neighborhood2 story rectangular concrete jail building with flat roof concealed by low parapet; Art Deco design

Historical Information:

The Beaufort County Jail is a well developed example of Art Deco/Moderne architecture in Beaufort. Constructed on the site of an earlier jail in 1938, the building was designed by Beaufort architect Jules D. Levin. The large addition to the west was cons

Source of Historical Information:

Historic Beaufort Foundation historic sites survey files.

Quadrangle Name:

Beaufort

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