| Marker Number |
7670 |
| Atlas Number |
5407007670 |
| Marker Title |
Old San Jacinto County Jail |
| Index Entry |
San Jacinto County Jail, Old |
| Address |
Commerce St |
| City |
Coldspring |
| County |
San Jacinto |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
295939 |
| UTM Northing |
3386759 |
| Subject Codes |
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| Marker Year |
1982 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
Old Jail Museum on Commerce Ave; from County Courthouse, take 150/Byrd east, turn left on Slade/Commerce Ave, building is on right before the 90' bend in the road. Near 1971 marker for San Jacinto County Jail. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
|
| Marker Text |
Approved by the commissioners court in 1886 and completed the following year, this structure served as the San Jacinto County Jail until 1980. Interior space included second floor cells and jailer's living quarters on the ground floor. Victorian detailing is reflected in the decorative brickwork and arched windows. The only remaining structure of the original townsite, it now serves as a historic reminder of Coldspring in the 1880s. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1982 |
