Union County Jail

Union County Jail (HM75E)

Location: Union, SC 29379 Union County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 42.913', W 81° 37.568'

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[Front]:
The S. C. Board of Public Works had at least fourteen public buildings under contract in 1822-23, when Robert Mills, Acting Commissioner of the board, rejected a partially built jail of inferior brick before proceeding with this one. Experiences like this fitted him for his later career as FederalArchitect and designer of the Washington Monument.

[Reverse]:
This building was completed in 1823 under the supervision of Robert Mills. Campbell Humphries was the contractor. the stone is said to have come from nearby Humphries Quarry. The north and west wings were added in 1954 and 1960 respectively with Robert Gibbes Fant as architect. The jail was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
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HM NumberHM75E
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Marker Number44-5
Year Placed1976
Placed ByUnion County
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 14th, 2014 at 6:27pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 442666 N 3841640
Decimal Degrees34.71521667, -81.62613333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 42.913', W 81° 37.568'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 42' 54.78" N, 81° 37' 34.08" W
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Area Code(s)864, 803
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101-107 S Enterprise St, Union SC 29379, US
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