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The Old Vanderburgh County Jail was completed in 1890 and housed inmates until 1967. It sat empty and dilapidated until renovations started in the 1990s. [4] It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. [5] The Old Jail was the site of a race-riot in 1903 after an African-American male shot a white police officer.
Former Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Residence is a historic jail and sheriff's residence located in downtown Evansville, Indiana. It was built in 1891, and is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, rusticated limestone building modeled after Schloss Lichtenstein. It features a central round tower or "keep", stepped gables, crenellated roofline, and turrets. [2 ...
EVANSVILLE — The mother of a Lynnville, Indiana, man who died after spending 10 days in the Vanderburgh County jail is suing the county, claiming her son's death was caused by "systemic failures ...
A woman who found the victims of a double killing in Evansville and proceeded to steal items from them − ... Jacob Ziliak was held at the Vanderburgh County jail for 10 days before he was ...
EVANSVILLE – A contract worker at the Vanderburgh County jail has been arrested after investigators say she had a sexual relationship with an incarcerated man and helped him sell tobacco ...
The Old Vanderburgh County Courthouse, often simply called the "Old Courthouse," was once the center of Vanderburgh County, Indiana government. Construction started in the spring of 1888 and was completed in November 1890. The building was ready to be occupied by the county government in early 1891. [2] It sits in the heart of downtown Evansville.
A 61-year-old man died Monday while incarcerated at the Vanderburgh County jail,according to Sheriff Noah Robinson.
[1] [3] A mob of several thousand citizens (mostly all white) formed outside the Vanderburgh County Jail on July 6 and attempted to storm the jail with the intention of lynching Brown and 16 other black inmates. Around 200 militiamen then opened fire on the mob, killing and injuring several rioters.