Holliday Calaboose - Holliday, TX
N 33° 48.850 W 098° 41.603
14S E 528376 N 3741593
The old Holliday calaboose stands in the 100 block of E Chestnut St, across from the post office in Holliday, TX.
Waymark Code: WM12855
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2020
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The calaboose sits on a vacant lot that is private property. They don't mind you there for legitimate visits, so please be on your best behavior and visit during daylight hours. This one is referenced in Wikipedia's entry for "One-room jail", at the link provided below.
Unfortunately, as of this posting, the Tiny Texas Jails website is offline. However, the work upon which it's based is William E. Moore's "The Texas Calaboose and Other Forgotten Jails", which has nice color photographs and brief histories of many of Texas's surviving calabooses. Moore notes that this calaboose was constructed in 1925 when the town was incorporated, and a stone atop the roof notes that. It replaced a dugout that served as the first jail, and it has two cells, each with its own barred rear window, separated by a concrete wall. The metal doors were originally solid, but circular holes were cut into them to provide ventilation. Note the storm shelter just a few feet behind the calaboose. The doors are locked, and while photos are difficult, one can get a good peek at the inside through the rear windows.
Address:
100 Block E Chestnut St
Holliday, TX USA
76366
Open to the public: Yes
Hours:
Daylight hours
Fees?:
None
Web link: [Web Link]
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