In October of 1924 the city council of Kingsburg started taking bids to replace their old jail that was built-in 1874. For a bid of $3,098 the Anton Johnson Company won the rights to build the prison. Six months later the jail was completed and the $3,000 was paid. The jail ceased to exist in the earl 1970’s and it wasn’t until March of 2008 that it was given to the historical society and restored.

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The jail itself is no bigger then 25 x 25 feet square. There are a few murals painted on the exterior of the jail, one showing the inmates escaping and one on the front of the jail with an old sheriff.