Cedar County Sheriff's House and Jail

{{short description|Historic government buildings in Iowa, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Cedar County Sheriff's House and Jail

| nrhp_type =

| image = Cedar County Jail and Sheriff's Residence.JPG

| caption =

| location = 118 W. 4th St.
Tipton, Iowa

| coordinates = {{coord|41|46|09|N|91|07|45|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Iowa#USA

| area =

| built =

| architect = Frank Nachbar
John Leefers

| architecture = Late Victorian

| added = September 13, 2003

| mpsub = Municipal, County and State Corrections Properties MPS

| refnum = 03000913{{NRISref|2010a}}

}}

Cedar County Sheriff's House and Jail are historic buildings located in Tipton, Iowa, United States. The facility was known as a “Mom and Pop Jail.” The sheriff's wife, who was Mom, did the cooking and the sheriff, or a deputy, was Pop and provided supervision and administration. It is thought to be the last jail and residence combination still in use when it closed in 2001.{{cite web|url= http://www.iowahistory.org/contacts/news_release/2004/nrhp_properties.htm|title= Properties Listed on National Register of Historic Places Earn Recognition|publisher= State Historical Society of Iowa|accessdate= 2012-05-29|last= Oltrogge|first= Sarah|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131219021549/http://www.iowahistory.org/contacts/news_release/2004/nrhp_properties.htm|archivedate= 2013-12-19}} The buildings were constructed in brick and were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 as a part of the Municipal, County and State Corrections Properties MPS.