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Show 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (enter categories from instructions) GOVERNMENT /correctional facility____ 7. Description Architectural Classification (enter categories from instructions) LATE VICTORIAN____________________ Prairie School Current Functions (enter categories from instructions) vacant /not in use ___ Materials (enter categories from instructions) foundation Stone____________ walls _____Brick roof _____Metal other _____Concrete Metal Describe present and historic physical appearance. The Juab County Jail, built in 1892, is a two-story, rectangular, brick building with a sandstone foundation and a hip roof. The only alteration of note is the c. 1915 addition of a concrete, basement-level heating plant and accompanying large brick chimney attached to the north side of the jail. This addition does not significantly affect the original integrity of the jail. The building is three bays wide on the north and south facades, and two bays wide on the east and west. The only door to the building is located on the east, facing the adjacent courthouse. The solid metal door and the metal bars on all the windows are original. The only architectural detailing on the exterior are the brick segmental arches over the windows and doors and bands of corbeled brick just below the eaves. The interior is also intact. There are 4 cells on the main floor and 4 on the second floor. The cells are constructed of metal bars and sheet metal. The east half of the building consists of two sections: an open area which contains the entrance and the stairway to the second floor, and a group of four jail cells, two on the main floor and two on the upper floor. The west half of the building is separated from the east half by a wall and locking metal doors. It consists of a single room on each floor containing two cells set in the center of the room and surrounded by a perimeter walkway. The only alteration of note on the interior is the addition of modern plumbing fixtures, The attached heating plant, which served the adjacent courthouse building, has a basement level doorway on the east that is reached by an exterior concrete stairway. The flat, concrete roof of the heating plant is approximately three feet above grade. The upper sections of the walls that are above grade are concrete with a pebbledash surface. The large chimney is constructed of brick and is attached to the north wall of the jail. It has simple, geometric designs in cast concrete at the top, reflecting the Prairie School style of architecture that was popular during the 1910s and '20s. The jail is located on a separate parcel of land behind the old county courthouse, which has been extensively altered in recent years. There are no other buildings on the property. I I See continuation sheet |
