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Welcome to the Old Sheriff's House and Jail !

Criminally Insane 2022

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Race Sign Up Here !


Jail Break
​5 K Run


More Info Here !
Experience the history of events and architecture of this famous building listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.  Tour our original facility and inquire with docents and historians of the daily operation of an historic house and jail.

Check out the upcoming Haunted House and Jail Break 5K Run Walk below ! !  
2 great fundraisers for the OSHFI facility.

Hours of Operation

Opening Day May 7th 2022​
Regular Tours are approximately 45 minutes long, scheduled consecutively.


Saturdays 10 AM - 1 PM.
Last tour begins at 1 PM.
The Sheriff's House and Jail are open primarily during the months of May through September.

Special Appointment Tours are available with reasonable notice of at least 5 business days, and Foundation approval.

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Coming Soon ~ Updates and photos on all of our amazing restorations !
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Haunted House 
$10  Cash Only.  No refunds.
​Coming in October 2022
  

​We reserve the right to close early.

   Jail Break 5K 
      Run Walk
​Coming in November 2022  
 
8:30AM CDT Start

Gift Shop

Get involved: 
Annual Appeal

Nothing like it anywhere !

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Completion of the second floor of the Sheriff's House is a vital part of our overall plan, enabling visitors to wander through the old living quarters as they were in 1909.  
Please help us preserve this essential part of the architecturally historic second floor of the sheriff's residence by visiting our "Support" tab.
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Rentals and tours outside of normal hours

Interested in renting our unique facility for a private event?  Did you know tours are available beyond normal operating hours?

Rentals

Paranormal Investigations



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Tours after Hours

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About the National Register of Historic Places

The Old Sheriff's House and Jail are proud to be recorded among The National Register of Historic Places - the official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of preservation.  Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America's historic and archeological resources.  
For more information, visit: www.nps.gov/history/nr .
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The Old Sheriff's House Foundation Incorporated is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization

226 South Main Street  Crown Point  Indiana

Website created and maintained by the Old Sheriff's House Foundation Incorporated. Last updated 10.01.2018.
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