Location Information
(for the old Adams County Jail)
Name:(old) Adams County Jail
Address:314 State Street
City/County:Natchez, Adams County
Architectural Information
Construction Date:1891
Architectural Styles(s):Queen Anne
No. of Stories:2.5
Registration Information
NR District Name:Natchez-On-Top-of-the-Hill (1979)
    NR Status:Contributing
    Element No.:534
Mississippi Landmark Information
Designated:03-09-1979
Recorded:02-19-1985
Book/Vol. No.:V. 16-P, p. 655
Local Designation Information
Local District Name:Natchez Historic District
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Context/Comments
Built in 1891 as the Adams County Jail, this Queen Anne Style building of brick construction is a rare surviving example of a late 19th century jail designed to resemble a private residence in order to better blend into its surroundings. The front part of the building served as a residence for the jailer and his family. It was built by the Champion Iron Works of Kenton, Ohio, and is pictured in that firm's "Jail Catalog No. 12" (ca.1892).

This building ceased to be used as a jail after the completion of the present Adams County Jail at 306 State Street, which opened in 1978.

The Old Adams County Jail is included in "Natchez Walking Guide" (1985) (#47, p.35) and "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (p.32).