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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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    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

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