Details for Coleman County Jail
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5083000941
Data
| Marker Number | 941 |
| Atlas Number | 5083000941 |
| Marker Title | Coleman County Jail |
| Index Entry | Coleman County Jail |
| Address | |
| City | Coleman |
| County | Coleman |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 460076 |
| UTM Northing | 3521855 |
| Subject Codes | 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 |