Old Jail Museum

Photograph

St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Old Jail Museum

Entry/Object ID

1980.001.0175

Description

8"h x 10"w black and white landscape oriented photo of the Old Jail and its cannon. The photographer was standing on the courthouse lawn. The cannon had been coated with something to prevent its deterioration. It was mounted amidships on a brick support of probably a dozen courses. The building was a rectangle; stone on the first floor, brick on the second and a hipped roof with a small overhang. The roof material was cedar shakes. There were small inside end chimneys on each narrow elevation of the building. The chimney on the right had a lightning rod. There were three windows on the second floor front, one on the near corner of the narrow side, two on the first floor, a center door, and no windows on the first floor narrow end. All the windows had open shutters. The door had a small square window and a narrow transom window. There were fluted wood pilasters on each side of the door and a flat wood lintel over the entry. There were two numeral ones on the right side of the door--presumably the address was 11 Courthouse Drive. The Society's sign was above the door. A low hedge divided the Old Jail from the courthouse lawn. There was a large tree on the courthouse lawn in front of the jail and smaller trees elsewhere on the lawn. The flagpole was near the large tree. ************************************ Text on verso: in blue ink "Property of: St. Mary's County Historical Society Leonardtown, Md. 20650 11-20-80"

Collection

Miscellaneous Donated Photographs Collection

Made/Created

Date made

November 20, 1980

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Print Size: 8" x 10"

Location

Container

Miscellaneous Donated Photographs Collection, Box 1

Shelf

Rack 17, Shelf 2

Rack

Rack 17

Wall

North wall

Room

Archives 2

Building

Tudor Hall