Coke County Jail
N 31° 53.570 W 100° 29.276
14R E 359286 N 3529522
The historic marker at the old Coke County Jail in downtown Robert Lee Texas.
Waymark Code: WMJNMK
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2013
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A renovated and restored but still subtle building a block off the county courthouse square on Chadbourne street looks like an old house, but take a closer look -- those are old style latticework jail bars inside the windows.
The historic markers in front are another clue that there is more than meets the eye to this historic building.
Marker Number: 934
Marker Text:
Successor to county's first one-room jail of rough lumber built about 1891, this building was erected 1907 by Southern Structural Steel Company, San Antonio. Officials who let the contract were P.D. Coulson, county judge; C.M. Barger, S.W. Gaston, T.J. Goss, M.C. Jones, Commissioners.
At least seven early sheriffs lived downstairs, acting as jailkeepers. The prisoners averaged about four a month, jailed only for short terms for minor law violations. Coke County never has had a felon assessed the death penalty. The gallows on second floor were never used. (1972)
Sponsored by Coke County Historical Survey Committee
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