226 Pearl St., Council Bluffs, Iowa. County/parish: Pottawattamie.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 16, 1972. NRIS 72000481.
1 contributing building.
The Pottawattamie County Jail, also known as 'Squirrel Cage Jail' in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States was built in 1885 and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The building is one of three extant “squirrel cage jails,” also known as rotary jails. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2023.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75339956