Old County Penitentiary at Crow Hill.

Brooklyn Daily Standard Union
1929

It was situated appoximately where Brooklyn College is to-day, between Nostrand & Rodgers aves., and 
the cross streets from about President to Montogomery. Within these walls, which housed misdemanor cases, 
was a small city.

There were at least a dozen buildings and smalle sheds. There also were streets all about the grounds. 
The larger structure visible over the wall was finished in blushish-gray sandstone and it's architecture 
gave the appearance of a medieval castle. It was a protest on the part of the community that the 'pen' 
was obstructing development that resulted in a bill being passed which ended it's career around 1905. 

The occupants were all moved to Blackwell Island, now known as Welfare, in the East River. There never 
was a jail break during it's history.

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