M ore great architecture from small towns. Like the Caldwell County Courthouse, this isn't the first building to serve its purpose. The original building was just a log cabin built in 1855, and served as the city jail. Just after the turn of the century it was decided the city needed a larger, more permanent, and more secure structure. A limestone jail was built downtown. It was later bought and torn down to make way for new businesses. That's when the current building was erected nearby. It looks like a red brick castle, and had nine lockups divided into cells on the top three floors. The second floor was for jail administration, and the ground floor is where the County Sheriff lived. The basement was storage. When a new, again larger, jail was built this one was closed and eventually renovated and turned into the Caldwell County Historical Museum.
Some visitors say there is a great sense of sadness that permeates the top three floors of the building. Those who claim to be sensitive to psychic events say it can be suffocating.
ashley and stacy
Friday, January 13th, 2006 @ 5:03pm
Rating: Five stars. me and my friend stacy and milene visited this muesum it is so awesome with all the jail cells and stuff! when we were there we experienced some exciting and interesting things!
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ashley and stacy
Five stars.