Burlington County Prison
United States historic place in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Added to the National Register in 1986, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
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. It was later listed as a contributing property of the Mount Holly Historic District on February 20, 1973.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | High St., Mount Holly, NJ |
| County | Burlington County |
| Listed | Jun 24, 1986 |
| Reference number | 86003558 |
| Architect | Robert Mills |
| Type of place | prison |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings, 1 structures |
| Standing | Yes |
Visiting
| Address | High St., Mount Holly, NJ |
| Website | prisonmuseum.net ↗ |
| Coordinates | 39.99662, -74.78927 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail · 8 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 86003558. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.