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Meade County Jail
	Meade County Jail
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Location within Kentucky Location within the United States
Location	125 Main St., Brandenburg, Kentucky
Coordinates	38°00′16″N 86°10′05″W / 38.00444°N 86.16806°W
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1906
Built by	Panly Jail Co.
MPS	Brandenburg MRA
NRHP reference No.	84001837
Added to NRHP	August 14, 1984

The Meade County Jail, in Brandenburg, Kentucky, was built in 1906. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.^[1]

It is a two-story common bond brick building with a two-story brick ell. It overlooks the Ohio River.^[2]

It was the third jail of Meade County. The first was a log building built in 1826. The second was an 1854 brick building. Bricks from the second jail building were used in the construction of this 1906 building.^[2]

Now known as Jailhouse Pizza, the building was featured in an episode of Ghost Hunters in 2016 and an episode of The Paranormal Journey in 2017.

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
1 2 "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Meade County Jail". National Park Service. Retrieved April 26, 2018. With accompanying seven photos from 1984

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[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[nrhpdoc-2] 1 2 "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Meade County Jail". National Park Service. Retrieved April 26, 2018. With accompanying seven photos from 1984

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