The two-story brick building resembled the Ohio Statehouse with a flat roof and a central cupola.

The soft brick used in construction allowed many prisoners to escape which led to the whole block being surrounded by a solid board fence.

The red-brick building stood two stories tall and was topped by a cupola of white oak which housed a 1,500-pound cast-iron bell.

The front of the building contained a central door reached by a flight of stairs and framed by four wooden Doric columns.

[2] Extra room was provided by wings and in 1906 to 1908 a new stone-clad exterior was placed over the original brick front facade and the wooden columns were replaced with stone.

The tower continues to a four-faced clock with decorative iron-work, four Ionic columns support a pedimented roof.

A circular drum with large rectangular windows rise to a dome, which in turn supports a small lantern.