Mills County Jailhouse - Goldthwaite, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 31° 26.980 W 098° 34.148
14R E 540938 N 3479517
Two story brick building on the corner of the courthouse square.
Waymark Code: WMQ31K
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2015
Views: 2
According to the book "Historic County Jails of Texas" by Edward A. Blackburn Jr., the first county jail for Mills County after the county was organized in 1887, was a wooden building built with 2" by 12" lumber with a flat roof and it sat on the south side of the courthouse square. It was replaced by this limestone jail in 1888, two years before the county's first courthouse was built. It was designed by J. B. Dumas and built by Green and Nichols of Lampasas. A fire damaged the jail in 1911, but it was restored. The county jail was moved in the 1950s and the building is now used by the Chamber of Commerce.
Address:
Fisher and 5th Sts
Goldthwaite, TX USA
76844
Open to the public: Yes
Hours:
Mon-Fri 11am-5pm
Fees?:
Web link: Not listed
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