Coleman County Jail, Coleman Texas. (original) (raw)

Historical Marker: On NE corner of courthouse square

COLEMAN COUNTY JAIL

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

Commercial Avenue looking north, showing courthouse and jail
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Old postcard courtesy Dan Whatley Collection

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