Old City Jail
Mount Airy, NC
- RESTORED WITH HELP FROM
LOCAL HAMPTON HOTELS
Mount Airy , North Carolina is where Andy Griffith was born and raised, and it was this folksy community tucked into the nape of the Blue Ridge Mountains that inspired Andy when he created characters and place for his landmark TV program, The Andy Griffith Show (and later Mayberry R.F.D.). Old City Jail was home to Mount Airy ’s real jail for many years and served as its Municipal Building , which housed many city offices and the local police department. Several years ago, the offices moved to a new Municipal Building and the town re-created the Old City Jail for visitors to enjoy. On September 17, 2009, Save-A-Landmark volunteers gathered during a misty morning to paint, landscape and clean up the Old City Jail on Main Street just in time for the town’s annual “Mayberry Days” festival. So when folks come to town, they’ll have yet another landmark connected to the show to visit. In addition, the Save-A-Landmark program donated $10,000 to the Old City Jail for future refurbishment efforts and added a $1,000 check to a local middle school to buy more library books.