In continuous use since 1888. Native limestone. Cost $22,000. Replaced 1848 frame jail at grand jury request. Financed without a bond issue. French Bastille styling, unchanged at remodeling, at cost of $40,000, in 1934. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965.
Williamson County Jail
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Williamson County Jail is a historical marker in Georgetown, Williamson County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 237 historical markers documented in Williamson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 430 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.6402, -97.6775 near Georgetown. The nearest cataloged historic site is Taylor--Cooper House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Imhoff House, Patrick, Woodson and Margaret, House, and Railroad Produce Depot.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014481. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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