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Burlington County Prison

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  • A View of The Prison.jpg

    Photo by Susan Spitz via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  • Burlington County Prison (Drawing sheet).jpg

    Photo by Library of Congress - Historic American Engineering Record via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Burlington County Prison (EXTERIOR - DETAIL STEPS AND DOOR - WEST ELEVATION).jpg

    Photo by Library of Congress - Historic American Engineering Record - Nathaniel R. Ewan via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Burlington County Prison (EXTERIOR - MAIN ENTRANCE).jpg

    Photo by Library of Congress - Historic American Engineering Record - Nathaniel R. Ewan via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Burlington County Prison (INTERIOR - MAIN DOOR WITH ORIGINAL HARDWARE).jpg

    Photo by Library of Congress - Historic American Engineering Record - Nathaniel R. Ewan via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Burlington County Prison (INTERIOR - MURDERER'S CELL - SECOND FLOOR).jpg

    Photo by Library of Congress - Historic American Engineering Record - Nathaniel R. Ewan via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Burlington County Prison, 128 High Street, Mount Holly (Burlington County, New Jersey).jpg

    Photo by Nathaniel R. Ewan, Photographer via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Burlington County Prison, 128 High Street, Mount Holly, Burlington County, NJ HABS NJ,3-MOUHO,8- (sheet 0 of 24).png

    Photo by Related names: Mills, Robert via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Background

The Burlington County Prison is a historic museum property, located at 128 High Street in Mount Holly in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. Operating from 1811 to 1965, it was the oldest operating prison in the nation at the time of its closure. Designed by Robert Mills, its design exemplified period thinking in progressive prison design, with individual cells, good ventilation, and fireproof construction. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1937. Now operated by a local nonprofit as a museum, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986.

Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.

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