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Built in 1823, this “gaol” was constructed by Willis W. Alsobrook for Lancaster District according to plans and specifications signed by Robert Mills. When Lancaster District became Lancaster County in 1868, the structure became the Lancaster County Jail. Robert Mills of Charleston, South Carolina, a civil and military engineer for his state, was America’s first native-born, professionally trained architect and is best known as the designer of the Washington Monument.
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Lancaster, South Carolina · United States
