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Orangeburg County Jail

Buildings and structures in Orangeburg County, South CarolinaGothic Revival architecture in South CarolinaGovernment buildings completed in 1860Jails in South CarolinaJails on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
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Old Orangeburg Co SC jail from SW 1
Old Orangeburg Co SC jail from SW 1

The (Old) Orangeburg County Jail, also known as The Pink Palace, is a historic jail located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built between 1857 and 1860, and is a two-story, rectangular, cement-covered brick building in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features a crenellated main tower and corner turrets. General William Tecumseh Sherman’s troops burned the building in February 1865; it was subsequently restored.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.Orangeburg County inmates are now kept in the Orangeburg-Calhoun Regional Detention Center.

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Orangeburg County Jail
Meeting Street, Orangeburg

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Orangeburg County Jail

Meeting Street
29115 Orangeburg
South Carolina, United States
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