Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence

Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence
Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence, May 2012
Location220 E. Market St., Newport, Indiana
Coordinates39°53′05″N 87°24′24″W / 39.88466°N 87.40672°W / 39.88466; -87.40672
Arealess than one acre
Built1868 (1868), 1896
Built byEpperson, Richard
ArchitectLeach, C.B.; Gaddis, John W.
Architectural styleItalianate, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.99000305
Added to NRHPMarch 12, 1999

Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence is a historic combined jail and sheriff's residence located at Newport, Vermillion County, Indiana. The Sheriff's Residence was built in 1868, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick dwelling. It rests on a raised limestone foundation and has a steep hipped roof. It features round and segmental arched window openings and a full-width front porch. Attached to it is a two-story, vernacular Romanesque Revival style jail block of rusticated limestone. The jail block was designed by architect John W. Gaddis and added in 1896.:5,8

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.