OLDEST -- Building in town, Pearsall TX
N 28° 53.254 W 099° 05.589
14R E 490917 N 3195532
The 1884 Frio County Jail is the oldest building in town.
Waymark Code: WMPHZ0
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/04/2015
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The Old Frio County Jail is located at South Pecan and East Medina streets in Pearsall, and is now local history museum.
The Old Frio County Jail was built in 1884, the same year that the first Frio County courthouse was built. In 1970, a state historic marker on the west entrance to the building recognized that the Old Frio County Jail was the oldest building in town.
That marker reads as follows:
"OLD FRIO COUNTY JAIL
Oldest building in town. Built in 1884 for $11,000. Style typical of era. Used as jail and jailer's residence until 1967.
Second story and part of the first housed jail. Two separate cells were added in 1885 for female or juvenile prisoners or for the insane. For years a well on the premises supplied water. During prohibition in early 20th century, confiscated bootleg liquor was stored by law officers in one of cells.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark--1970."
Type of documentation of superlative status: Texas historic marker
Location of coordinates: at the historic marker
Web Site: [Web Link]
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