Hood County Jailhouse - 1885 - Granbury, TX
N 32° 26.610 W 097° 47.183
14S E 614080 N 3590244
Built in 1885, the old Hood County jailhouse today enjoys its retirement as a museum, located at 208 N Crockett St, Granbury, TX.
Waymark Code: WMYB0W
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/23/2018
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The old jail is a contributing building in the Hood County Courthouse Historic District, and is also a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. A 1970 Texas Historical Marker provides some background:
Second county jail. Celebrated in early local ballad. Built to succeed 1873 log jail at time when lawlessness was rampant.
Main building is late Victorian in style. Separate stone kitchen was added upon completion. The tall front section was to have a gallows, but no hanging have occurred here. Jail admits some 55 prisoners yearly. "Uncle" Andy Walters, a local character, once locked sheriff in this jail, but left key with judge on way home.
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According to Joan Upton Hall's "Just Visitin': Old Texas Jails", this old jailhouse was retired from active service in 1978, and it didn't take them long -- within a year, restoration began.
Year built or dedicated as indicated on the structure or plaque: 1885
Full Inscription (unless noted above):
1885
Hood
Co
Jail
1885
Website (if available): [Web Link]
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