| 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 |
