(Former) Hancock County Jail, Ellsworth, 1885/6 - 1957
The former Hancock County Jail is a structure built in 1886 that functioned as an incarceration facility for the County, and a residence for the Sheriff or jail keeper's family. The Queen Anne style building with Renaissance Revival details was designed by the Portland architect Francis H. Fassett, and was used to house inmates through the mid-1970s. The front half of the facility is a comfortable residence, featuring period detailing, while the back half contains fourteen small granite cells on two levels.