Kent Jail
The Kent Jail, also known as the Old Jailhouse, is a historic structure located in Kent, Ohio, in the United States. It was first added to the National Register of Historic Places August 10, 1978, while still located at its original location of 124 West Day Street, near downtown Kent immediately south of Haymaker Parkway.Photo: JonRidinger, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: prison in Ohio, United States of America
- Also known as: “Old Kent Jail”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Masonic Temple and Kent Free Library.
Masonic Temple
Community center
Photo: JonRidinger, CC BY 3.0.
The Masonic Temple in Kent, Ohio is a historic building which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built between 1880 and 1882 in the Italianate style, it was originally the home of Kent namesake Marvin Kent and his family. Masonic Temple is situated 2,100 feet northeast of Kent Jail.
Kent Free Library
Library
Photo: JonRidinger, CC BY 3.0.
The Kent Free Library is a public library located in Kent, Ohio, United States. The oldest part of its current building is a Carnegie library that opened in 1903. Kent Free Library is situated 2,300 feet northeast of Kent Jail.
Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent Ohio
Place of worship
Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent, Ohio is a Unitarian Universalist church in Kent, Ohio. Founded in 1866, the current building was completed by builder Joseph Gridley in 1868 on land donated by philanthropist Marvin Kent and rests on a bedrock of sandstone. Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent Ohio is situated 3,000 feet northeast of Kent Jail.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kent and Brady Lake.
Kent
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kent is a college town in Northeast Ohio. Kent, the home of Kent State University, is a quaint town with a very diverse community where northeast Ohio locals mix with students from across the state nation and globe.
Brady Lake
Hamlet
Brady Lake is an unincorporated census-designated place and former village in Portage County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,222 at the 2020 census. Brady Lake is situated 2½ miles east of Kent Jail.
Brimfield
Village
Brimfield is a census-designated place in Portage County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 3,365. It is located in the central part of Brimfield Township, a rural area between the Ohio cities of Akron and Kent with light industry, strip-malls, subdivisions, and farms. Brimfield is situated 3½ miles south of Kent Jail.
Kent Jail
- Category: prison
- Location: City of Kent, Portage, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.15008° or 41° 9′ 0″ northLongitude
-81.36839° or 81° 22′ 6″ westOpen location code
86HW5J2J+2JOpenStreetMap ID
way 446601524OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q6391795
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