Hidalgo County Jail, Edinburg, Texas. (original) (raw)

A new jail was built in 1922. The old jail became community center until 1931, then city hall until 1966, then Hidalgo County Museum.

Hidalgo County Jail today
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson March 2006

Historical Marker:

Old Hidalgo County Jail

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

Hidalgo County Jail Marker
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March 2006

Hidalgo County Jail in Edinburg, Texas
Photo courtesy Museum of South Texas History

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