Berrien County Jail

N. Jefferson St., Nashville, Georgia. County/parish: Berrien.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 26, 1982. NRIS 82002384.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Berrien Historical Building and Agricultural Museum

From Wikipedia:

Old Berrien County Jail

The Old Berrien County Jail is a historic site in Nashville, Berrien County, Georgia. It was built in 1903. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 26, 1982. It is located at North Jefferson Street.

The Old Berrien County Jail was the site of the last hanging in Berrien County. A modern jail replaced the historic prison in 1965.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93205856

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