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Austin County Jail |
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36 S. Bell Street, Bellville,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
29° 56' 56.6988",
-96° 15' 26.4996"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Calling their old jail unsafe, unfit, and inadequate, the Austin County Court contracted in 1896 with Pauly Jail Building Co. of St. Louis to erect this structure at cost of $19,970. Romanesque Revival style, with crenelated parapets, bartizans, and stone window arches harmonized with the 1886 courthouse, which later burned. The gallows, used only in 1901, have been removed; jailer's quarters have been enlarged; but original exterior is preserved. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1976
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Austin County Jail Historical Marker Location Map, Texas
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