Tompkins Couty Jail (1933-1987)
Details
- Name
- Tompkins Couty Jail (1933-1987)
- Address
- 125 E Court St Ithaca
- Year Built
- 1933
- Architects
- J. Lakin Baldridge
- Building Type
- Public
- Construction
- not specified
Description
A new Tompkins County Jail was built in 1933 to replace the old jail at 117 E Court St. In 1987 a new county jail opened in the Town of Lansing.
Media (Photos, Videos, Audio Recordings)
Tax assessment photograph taken in 1954 for the purposes of government appraisal by Roy Wenzlick & Co. Tax photo is labeled "111 E Court" but this building is numbered 225 E Court St as of 2023. 1954
Add Source/NarrativeSources & Narratives
“Thirty-two prisoners—three of them women—were transported from the 54-year-old jail at 125 E. Court St. to the new complex Sunday afternoon…. The old 33-bed jail between the county’s old and new courthouses was in violation of several state corrections standards.”
John Yaukey, “32 Inmates Move Into New Jail,” Ithaca Journal, March 2, 1987, 5.
Resident Household in 1940
| Name | Sex | Age | Relation | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William B Hall | M | 45 | Head | Deputy Sheriff |
| Sherwood L Begert | M | 26 | Deputy Sheriff | Deputy Sheriff |
| Arthur Selotti | M | 26 | Inmate | None |
| Paul J Burns | M | 56 | Inmate | None |
| Orlo Mente | M | 19 | Inmate | None |
| Clyde Melton Bowers | M | 19 | Inmate | None |
| Merle R Sloughter | M | 17 | Inmate | None |