Baltimore County Jail, Gefängnis in den Vereinigten Staaten
Baltimore County Jail is a prison building in Towson, Maryland, constructed in 1855 in Renaissance Revival architecture. The structure features thick stone walls about 30 inches thick, a central tower at its main entrance, a three-level cell block behind the main building, and several ancillary structures including a warden's residence attached to the tower.
The jail was built in 1855 shortly after Towson became the county seat and was designed by architects Dixon & Dixon. It remained in operation until 2006 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009, reflecting 19th-century justice practices and security methods.
The jail was historically a site of public executions that drew crowds from across the region. Communities would gather and sometimes camp overnight in the courthouse square for these events, reflecting how different public life was in that era.
The building is easily located at a corner site in Towson and sits near other historic sites and the town center. The location makes it convenient for visitors to explore local history while moving through the surrounding area.
The jail originally had its own gallows and was known for public executions where crowds sometimes camped overnight in the courthouse square. Despite its massive walls, the building experienced several notable escapes, including a mob break-in in 1885 and a clever escape attempt in 1980.
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