West Virginia State Penitentiary

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf prison
gptkbp:architect gptkb:J._D._McMillan
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Romanesque_Revival
gptkbp:area approximately 20 acres
gptkbp:capacity approximately 1,000 inmates
gptkbp:current_use tourist attraction
gptkbp:famous_for ghost tours
gptkbp:historical_significance site of executions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label West Virginia State Penitentiary
gptkbp:is_featured_in TV shows
documentaries
films
gptkbp:is_governed_by gptkb:West_Virginia_Division_of_Corrections
gptkbp:is_located_in approximately 800
gptkbp:location gptkb:Moundsville,_West_Virginia
gptkbp:notable_event 1979 riot
1986 escape attempt
1994 hostage situation
1995 closure
gptkbp:notable_feature workshop
library
kitchen
chapel
fence
stone walls
parking lot
guard towers
recreation area
medical facility
administration building
exercise yard
solitary confinement cells
visiting room
visitation area
maintenance building
staff quarters
iron bars
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Johnnie_Lee_McBride
James_
Mason_
gptkbp:opened 1876
1995
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:West_Virginia_Department_of_Corrections
gptkbp:renovated 2007
gptkbp:runsThrough 94
gptkbp:security yes
gptkbp:style Gothic Revival
gptkbp:type maximum security prison
gptkbp:visitedBy ghost hunters