The Cheyenne County Jail, at 85 W. Second St. in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, was built in 1894. It was a work of Denver architect Robert S. Roeschlaub with some Romanesque Revival styling. It is now operated as the Cheyenne Wells Old Jail Museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

It was operated as a jail from 1894 through sometime after 1937, then eventually was closed. It became a museum in 1962 with the creation of the Eastern Colorado Historical Society, which operated until 1972 then was revived in 1976. It is open during the summer.

Cheyenne County Jail

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Cheyenne Wells Old Jail Museum - Town of Cheyenne Wells

Jails on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado

Romanesque Revival architecture in Colorado

Government buildings completed in 1894

Buildings and structures in Cheyenne County, Colorado

Jails in Colorado

Museums in Cheyenne County, Colorado

Prison museums in the United States

History museums in Colorado

National Register of Historic Places in Cheyenne County, Colorado

Cheyenne County Jail