Cherokee National Prison Museum | |
 Cherokee National Jail in 1979 | |
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| Location | Choctaw St. and Water Ave., Tahlequah, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 35°54′43″N94°58′2″W / 35.91194°N 94.96722°W /35.91194; -94.96722 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1874 (1874) |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001656[1][2] |
| Added to NRHP | June 28, 1974 |
TheCherokee National Jail orCherokee National Penitentiary (Cherokee: Ꮳꮃꭹ Ꭼꮎꮥꮎ Ꮧꮣꮝꮪꭹ) was built in 1874 as part of a governmental complex for theCherokee Nation inTahlequah, Oklahoma. It served the Cherokee Nation until it was sold toCherokee County, Oklahoma, which used it as a jail into the 1970s.[3]
The prison, as built in 1874 for $6000, was a two-story building with a basement. The sandstone structure measures 48 feet (15 m) by 35 feet (11 m). The second floor has been removed and replaced with a flat roof. There are two sandstone porches on the main level, front and back, with hipped roofs.[3][4] The Cherokee National Jail was placed on theNational Register of Historic Places on June 28, 1974.[1] The jail is now a museum, named the Cherokee National Prison Museum.[5][6]
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