Muscogee County Jail, 1939, Columbus

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Exterior view of the old Muscogee County Jail with a fenced area, featuring a dome roof and adjacent modern structure.
The old Muscogee County Jail stands in contrast to the newer facility, built in 2002.

The old Muscogee County Jail, built in by the Public Works Administration in 1939 to alleviate overcrowding and poor conditions at the Columbus Stockade (circa 1870) was in use until 2002. It was replaced by the modern facility in the background and there are already calls to replace the new jail.

The entrance of the old Muscogee County Jail featuring wooden doors and brick walls, with two columns on either side.

The entrance to the old jail is typical of the Art Deco architecture of the New Deal.

View of the old Muscogee County Jail, a brick building with Art Deco architecture, partially obscured by a chain-link fence, and featuring a decorative eagle statue on the roof.

There are no plans to restore the facility and it will likely be demolished in the future.

National Register of Historic Places

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