jails and prisons; Romanesque/Richardsonian Romanesque (Architectural style)
Marker Year
1970
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Yes
Marker Location
On northeast corner of courthouse square, Commerce at Walnut, Coleman.
Private Property
No
Marker Condition
In Situ
Marker Size
Medallion and Plate
Marker Text
Second county jail. (First was a small 1879 structure on lawn of courthouse.) Erected in 1890, this building is a good example of Victorian jail architecture with some traces of Romanesque Revival. Belting at ground and second floors a notable detail. Lower floor contains living quarters for the jailer. Upper floor houses both maximum and minimum security cells. Only one person, a convicted murderer, was ever hanged here. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1970
