Sanders County Jail
Sanders County Jail is located in Montana
Sanders County Jail
Sanders County Jail is located in the United States
Sanders County Jail
LocationMadison and Maiden Lane, Thompson Falls, Montana
Coordinates47°35′42″N 115°21′0″W / 47.59500°N 115.35000°W / 47.59500; -115.35000
Arealess than one acre
Built1907
Built byChristian & Gobelet
MPSThompson Falls MRA
NRHP reference No.86002774[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 7, 1986

The Sanders County Jail is a historic jail built in 1907 in Thompson Falls in Sanders County, Montana. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

It was built by contractors Christian & Gobelet for $5,000 and is a two-story brick building on a stone and mortar foundation. It has a shallow hipped roof. It has jail cells installed by the Paully Jail Company of St. Louis.[2]

In 1984 it was the oldest surviving county building, and it was rented out to the Thompson Falls Historical Society.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b John Lazuk (December 1, 1984). "Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory: Sanders County Jail / Thompson Falls Historical Society". National Park Service. Retrieved September 1, 2017. With photo from 1985.


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