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Tipton County Jail and Sheriff's Home

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Tipton County Jail and Sheriff's Home

Tipton County Jail and Sheriff's Home is a historic combined jail and sheriff's residence located at Tipton, Indiana. It was designed by Adolf Scherrer who also designed the 1888 Indiana State Capitol and Tipton County Courthouse and built in 1894–1895. It is constructed of red brick with stone trim

and consists of a 2+1⁄2-story residence and two-story jail section. The residence has a hip on gable roof, the jail a hipped roof, and there is a three-story tower located between the two sections. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

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