Marker Number |
4555 |
Atlas Number |
5411004555 |
Marker Title |
San Saba County Jail |
Index Entry |
San Saba County Jail |
Address |
E. Commerce & S. Water St. |
City |
San Saba |
County |
San Saba |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
527240 |
UTM Northing |
3451198 |
Subject Codes |
jails and prisons |
Marker Year |
1969 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
Marker Location |
Corner of East Commerce and South Water, San Saba. |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
14" x 24" |
Marker Text |
County's oldest existing public building. Erected in 1884, the structure cost $13,000 and lot $300. Jail was built of blue limestone in Italianate Texas style. A 12-foot-high board fence (built after an 1886 jail break) has been replaced. Jailer lived on first floor. |