Red River County Jail, Clarksville, Texas. (original) (raw)

The 1889 Red River County jail was built to compliment the current 1884 county courthouse. It served as the county jail until 1983.

Historical Marker: Pecan and West Madison St. This building was completed in 1889 as the second jail for Red River County. Architects Maj. S. B. Haggart and Marshall Sanguinet designed the structure as a companion building to the County Courthouse, which had been completed five years earlier. The elaborate high Victorian Italianate styling of the Red River County Jail features finely crafted stonework and intricate metal cornices.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1982

Red River County Jail Historical marker
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, December 2006

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