Old Frio County Jail - Pearsall, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 28° 53.257 W 099° 05.587
14R E 490921 N 3195537
Two-story plastered brick jail, Victorian with stilted segmental arches throughout corbeled brick table, now in use as Pioneer Museum.
Waymark Code: WMZDEJ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/24/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
Views: 1

Historical Marker:

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.
Street address:
S Pecan at E Medina
Pearsall, TX USA


County / Borough / Parish: Frio County

Year listed: 1979

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1875-1899

Historic function: Government

Current function: Recreation And Culture

Privately owned?: no

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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