Tipton County Jail and Sheriff's Home

Tipton County Jail and Sheriff's Home is a historic combined jail and sheriff's residence located at Tipton, Tipton County, Indiana. It was designed by Adolph Scherrer who also designed the 1888 Indiana State Capitol and Tipton County Courthouse and built in 1894–1895. It is constructed of red brick with stone trim and consists of a 2+1⁄2-story residence and two-story jail section. The residence has a hip on gable roof, the jail a hipped roof, and there is a three-story tower located between the two sections.^{[2]: 2, 4}

Tipton County Jail and Sheriff's Home
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Tipton County Jail and Sheriff's Home, October 2005
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Location	203 S. West St., Tipton, Indiana
Coordinates	40°16′50″N 86°2′34″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1894 (1894)-1895
Built by	Pearce & Morgan
Architect	Scherrer, Adolph
NRHP reference No.	84001667[1]
Added to NRHP	May 17, 1984

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.^[1]