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Historical
Marker Text:
San Jacinto
County Jail
Noted for rare
but never used hangman's trap. Second jail for San
Jacinto County which was organized 1871, this structure was
built in 1887 by L. T. Noyes of Houston.
Later, the Southern Structural Steel Company of San
Antonio installed cells and the unusual execution device. That
firm also built annex in 1911. In 1915 San
Jacinto County's frame courthouse burned. When a new brick courthouse
was built a quarter-mile to the southwest, axis of the town shifted
from area of the jail, which still serves its official role.
Recorded
Texas Historic Landmark - 1982
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Historical
Marker Text:
Old San Jacinto
County Jail
Approved by the
Commissioners Court in 1886 and completed the following year, this
structure served as the San Jacinto County Jail until 1980. Interior
space included second floor cells and jailer's living quarters on
the ground floor. Victorian detailing is reflected in the decorative
brickwork and arched windows. The only remaining structure of the
original townsite, it now serves as a historic reminder of Coldspring
in the 1880s.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1982 |
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