Details for Old Hidalgo County Jail
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5215003746
Data
| Marker Number | 3746 |
| Atlas Number | 5215003746 |
| Marker Title | Old Hidalgo County Jail |
| Index Entry | Hidalgo County Jail, Old |
| Address | 121 E McIntyre |
| City | Edinburg |
| County | Hidalgo |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 583619 |
| UTM Northing | 2909443 |
| Subject Codes | buildings; jails and prisons; Spanish Colonial Revival (Architectural style) |
| Marker Year | 1966 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | Museum of South Texas History |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 16" x 12" |
| Marker Text | Erected 1909-1910. One of first buildings in town after county seat moved here 1908 from Old Hidalgo. Spanish architecture, with red tile roof, white walls. A new jail was built in 1922; this became community center, and served as a meeting place for civic groups until 1931; then was city hall until 1966. Now the Hidalgo County Museum, its tower houses a hanging trap actually used only once, in 1913. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966 |