A bridewell is and old English term for a jail. The Greenville bridewell was located in the basement of Oscar Tobey’s store at the corner of Putnam Pike and Smith Avenue. The store was lost to fire in 1924, and a brick structure was built in its place. The new brick structure also had a bridewell in the basement.
The following article appeared in The Olneyville Times on September 11, 1896.
