Marker Inscription
Law, Architecture
Historic Place
San Jacinto County Jail (1980)
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About this site
San Jacinto County Jail is a historic place in Coldspring, San Jacinto County, dedicated in 1980. It is one of 92 historic sites cataloged in San Jacinto County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas.
The site sits at 30.5948, -95.1272 near Coldspring. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mount Moriah Lodge No. 37, A. F. & A. M. (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Coldspring, Hansbro's, J. M., and Governor George Tyler Wood.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2080004148. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The San Jacinto County Jail in Coldspring was built in 1887 by L. T. Noyes of Houston and expanded in 1911, a brick building with Victorian decorative brickwork and arched windows that is one of the oldest structures in town. Because it was built of brick, it survived the 1915 fire that destroyed the courthouse and much of the square, and it continued in use until 1980. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and made a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1982, it now houses the San Jacinto County Historical Commission and serves as the Old Jail Museum.
Also at or near Coldspring, San Jacinto County
“San Jacinto County Jail” names 2 distinct records in San Jacinto County. This page is the historic place dedicated in 1980 in Coldspring. The others:
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Nearby in San Jacinto County
Historical Marker
Mount Moriah Lodge No. 37, A. F. & A. M.
Coldspring · 1990
Historical Marker
Coldspring
Coldspring · 1970
Historical Marker
Hansbro's, J. M.
Coldspring · 1967
Historical Marker
Governor George Tyler Wood
Coldspring · 1976
Courthouse
San Jacinto County Courthouse
Coldspring · 1917
Historical Marker
San Jacinto County Jail
Coldspring · 1971
Historical Marker
Old San Jacinto County Jail
Coldspring · 1982
Historical Marker
General James Davis
Coldspring · 1965