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Avery County Jail
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Background
The Avery County Jail, also known as Avery County Historical Museum, is a historic jail located at Newland, Avery County, North Carolina. It was built in 1913. It was designed by architects Wheeler & Runge in Italianate style. It is a two-story, stuccoed brick building with small one-story wings and a cross-hipped roof. A one-story wing was added in the 1960s.
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1913
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 28 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1913
Region
Newland
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
1829 Schultz Cir., Newland, North Carolina
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Data completeness
22%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q4828378)
- Wikipedia
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Avery County Jail. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/avery-county-jail
Chicago
"Avery County Jail." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/avery-county-jail.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-avery-county-jail,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Avery County Jail},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/avery-county-jail},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}