Details for Austin County Jail
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5015000244
Data
| Marker Number | 244 |
| Atlas Number | 5015000244 |
| Marker Title | Austin County Jail |
| Index Entry | Austin County Jail |
| Address | 36 S. Bell Street |
| City | Bellville |
| County | Austin |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 764708 |
| UTM Northing | 3316307 |
| Subject Codes | jails and prisons; Romanesque/Richardsonian Romanesque (Architectural style) |
| Marker Year | 1976 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | Calling their old jail "unsafe, unfit, and inadequate," the Austin County Court contracted in 1896 with Pauly Jail Building Co. of St. Louis to erect this structure at cost of $19,970. Romanesque Revival style, with crenelated parapets, bartizans, and stone window arches harmonized with the 1886 courthouse, which later burned. The gallows, used only in 1901, have been removed; jailer's quarters have been enlarged; but original exterior is preserved. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1976 |