Old York Gaol

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historic house museum historic jail museum public building tourist attraction

Old York Gaol is a historic 18th-century jail in York, Maine, recognized as one of the oldest public buildings in the United States and preserved as a museum.

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Label	Occurrences
Old York Gaol canonical	2

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic house museum ⓘ historic jail ⓘ museum ⓘ public building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle	colonial architecture ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in York, Maine ⓘ History museums in Maine ⓘ Jails on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine ⓘ Museums in York County, Maine ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
formerUse	jail ⓘ prison ⓘ
function	educational exhibits on colonial justice ⓘ
hasPart	cell block ⓘ courtroom space ⓘ dungeon ⓘ keeper’s quarters ⓘ
hasVisitorFacility	guided tours ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark ⓘ National Register of Historic Places ⓘ surface form: National Register of Historic Places listing
inception	early 18th century ⓘ
locatedIn	Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States York County, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ York, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
maintainedBy	Old York Historical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed	stone ⓘ wood ⓘ
municipality	York, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the oldest public buildings in the United States ⓘ being one of the oldest surviving jails in the United States ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
ownedBy	Old York Historical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Old York Historical Society museum complex NERFINISHED ⓘ
preservationStatus	preserved ⓘ
significantEvent	used as a jail for York County ⓘ
significantPeriod	18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ
state	Maine ⓘ
streetAddress	York Street, York, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
theme	colonial legal history ⓘ local history of York, Maine ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
use	historic site ⓘ museum ⓘ

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National Historic Landmarks in Maine → includes → Old York Gaol ⓘ

York, Maine → hasLandmark → Old York Gaol ⓘ