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| Image ID: | 26591 |
| Subjects: | Prisons; Buildings |
| Place: | Nashville (Tenn.) |
| Description: | Tennessee State Penitentiary, located on Church Street at Stonewall Avenue (present-day 15th Avenue), near where Baptist Hospital now stands.. |
| Date: | ca. 1831 |
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| Collection: | THS Picture Collection |
| Historical Note: | Prisoners were first housed here in 1831. Contained 200 cells and an infirmary, warehouse, and housing for the warden. Replaced in 1898 by 800-cell facility. |
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| Format: | Engraving |
| Accession No.: | THS 193 |
| File Location: | Box 10A, Folder 28 |