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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
Old San Jacinto County Jail is a historical marker in Coldspring, San Jacinto County, dedicated in 1982. It is one of 23 historical markers documented in San Jacinto County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 94 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.5977, -95.1301 near Coldspring. The nearest cataloged historic site is San Jacinto County Jail (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Mount Moriah Lodge No. 37, A. F. & A. M., San Jacinto County Jail, and Oakwood.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5407007670. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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