The Jail / Robert Mills Marker

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Lancaster in Lancaster County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Jail / Robert Mills
Lancaster County
— Built 1823 —

The Jail / Robert Mills Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009

1. The Jail / Robert Mills Marker

Front side

Inscription. [Marker Front]:
This is the "gaol" that Willis W. Alsobrook contracted to build for LANCASTER DISTRICT "…agreeable to the plans and specifications signed by Robert Mills…." In 1868 Lancaster District became Lancaster County and this structure became the Lancaster County Jail.

[Marker Reverse:
Robert Mills of Charleston, South Carolina, Civil and Military Engineer of his state, was America's first native born, professionally-trained architect. He is best known as the designer of the Washington Monument.

Erected 1958 by Waxhaws Chapter-Daughters of the American Revolution. (Marker Number 29-5.)

Marker series. This marker is included in the National Historic Landmarks marker series.

Location. 34° 43.092′ N, 80° 46.32′ W. Marker is in Lancaster, South Carolina, in Lancaster County. Marker is on West Gay Street 0.1 miles east of South French Street, on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lancaster SC 29720, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Leroy Springs House (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Lancasterville Presbyterian Church (about 500 feet away); Franklin Academy / Oldest Continuous Public School Site in Lancaster County (about 600 feet away); Lancaster (about 800 feet away); Lancaster County Confederate Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Courthouse Lancaster County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lancaster & Chester Railway (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lancaster Normal and Industrial Institute (approx. 0.5 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Lancaster.

By Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009

2. The Jail / Robert Mills Marker

Rear side

Also see . . .
1. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. (Submitted on October 30, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina.)
2. National Park Service. Webpage for the Lancaster County Jail on the National Historic Landmark site. (Submitted on October 30, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina.)