Blanco County Jail - Johnson City, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 30° 16.653 W 098° 24.666
14R E 556639 N 3349686
Vacant building across the street from the Blanco County Courthouse.
Waymark Code: WMVBT1
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/29/2017
Views: 1
Marker Text:
Noting the unhealthy dampness of the basement where prisoners were first kept after the Blanco County seat was moved to Johnson City, the commissioners court ordered the construction of this jail facility in 1893. Completed the following year, the jailhouse was built of limestone by J. E. L. (Kergie) Dildine (1853-1925), a rock mason who came to Blanco County from Kansas in the 1880s. Despite an 1897 jailbreak, the facility has continued in use, with interior modifications to meet state jail standards. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
Address:
108 E Pecan Dr
Johnson City, TX USA
78636
Open to the public: No
Hours: Not listed
Fees?: Not listed
Web link: Not listed
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