Orangeburg County Jail

The (Old) Orangeburg County Jail, also known as The Pink Palace, is a historic jail located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina.  It was built between 1857 and 1860, and is a two-story, rectangular, cement-covered brick building in the Late Gothic Revival style.   It features a crenellated main tower and corner turrets.   General William Tecumseh Sherman’s troops burned the building in February 1865; it was subsequently restored. 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. 

Orangeburg County inmates are now kept in the Orangeburg-Calhoun Regional Detention Center. 

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Category:Jails on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
Category:Gothic Revival architecture in South Carolina
Category:Government buildings completed in 1860
Category:Buildings and structures in Orangeburg County, South Carolina
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Orangeburg County, South Carolina
Category:Jails in South Carolina