Hancock County Historical & Genealogical Society (circa 1860 Jail) - Sneedville, Tennessee

The Hancock County Historical & Genealogical Society is housed was formerly the Old Jail for Hancock County. The "Old Jail," built circa l860, is on Jail Street, one block west of the main street through Sneedville. It is a two-story brick structure painted red with a tin roof and a chimney on each side. Each of the seven openings on the front side is surmounted by a plain lintel painted white. The only attempt at any decoration is the brick corbeling across the front. The porch, which is a later addition and which covers the entrance floor, projects to the edge of the sidewalk. Some people claim the "Old Jail" to be the oldest building in Sneedville, which is quite possible. Certainly, it is the oldest public building, and the only one left having historical connections with the early years of the county. It is THE major landmark in the area. Citizens have discussed the desirability of converting the "Old Jail" into a museum of local history after constructing a new jail, which they feel is desperately needed.

All the information above was taken from the original documents submitted to the National Register of Historic Places in January of 1973 when the building was still used as the county jail. As you can see from the photograph and above, it was converted into the historical museum/society as desired by the people of Hancock County. It was also listed on the NRHP on April 11, 1973.

Image was taken during my trek to photograph all 95 county courthouses across my home state of Tennessee...now revisiting in order that the courthouses were photographed!

Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.

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Taken on: August 7, 2016

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Camera: Nikon D7200, f/5.6, 24mm, ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7200
Aperture:	f/5.6
Focal Length:	24mm
ISO:	250
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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