I haven’t been able to locate a history of this structure yet, but it was likely built around 1900-1915. Citadel-style jails like this were popular at that time. I know it was in use as the county building inspector’s office as late as 2008.

Ronald Scarborough recalled: It was also the Sheriff’s residence. Too bad the old City Jail has been torn down. It had two cells with steel doors on the front. It had old fashioned steel bars on the windows. The jail also had no furniture, no heat and no plumbing.