Mills County Jailhouse - Goldthwaite, TX
Posted by: WalksfarTX
N 31° 26.980 W 098° 34.148
14R E 540939 N 3479518
Two story brick building on the corner of the courthouse square.
Waymark Code: WMQ31J
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2015
Views: 4
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.
Street address: Fisher and 5th Sts Goldthwaite, TX USA 76844
County / Borough / Parish: Mills County
Year listed: 1979
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Historic function: Government
Current function: Chamber of Commerce
Privately owned?: no
Hours of operation: From: 11:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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