U.S. Naval Station, Tutuila Brig/Jail

A brochure detailing the history of the National Register of Historic Places site U.S. Naval Station, Tutuila Brig/Jail. Text from brochure: "The old jail was built in similar architectural design to the Fita Fita Barracks next door. It is made of poured, reinforced concrete, and has a roof over the concrete veranda in the front of the building. The roof is supported by six concrete columns. The original roof was corrugated iron, which was later replaced by cedar shake shingles before a recent rehabilitation project by the ASHPO restored the iron roof to the building. The building is approximately fifty feet square. The building that currently houses OTICIDE/SPICIN (the Office of Territorial and International Criminal Intelligence and Drug Enforcement) was built in 1911, shortly after the Fita Fita Barracks was built in 1908. It was built by the U.S. Navy as a brig (jail) to house convicted criminals. After functioning as a detention center for many years, the old jail has gone through several tenants, including the government run liquor store. It was taken over by INTERPOL in the 1900's and now OTICIDE and SPICIN." Project funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the American Samoa Historic Preservation Office, Executive Offices of the Governor, administered by the Pacific West Regional Office, National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior (grant number 60-08-21756).

U.S. Naval Station, Tutuila Brig/Jail

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