Umeå old prison was one of some 20 provincial prisons designed by Wilhelm Theodor Anckarsvärd, who was the architect of Fångvårdsstyrelsen during the years 1855-1877.
Umeå gamle fængsel var et af ca. 20 länsfængsler tegnet af Wilhelm Theodor Anckarsvärd, som var Fångvårdsstyrelsens arkitekt fra 1855–1877.