Old Stone Prison
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gparkes
N 33° 13.999 W 097° 35.148
14S E 631765 N 3678044
This house was erected in 1859, and this marker tells its story.
Waymark Code: WM8NEN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/23/2010
Views: 16
Marker Number: 3821
Index Entry: Stone Prison, Old
Address: 201 E. Pecan
City: Decatur
County: Wise
Subject Codes: buildings; jails and prisons
Year Marker Erected: 1981
Marker Location: 201 E. Pecan Street
Marker Size: Medallion and Plate
Marker Number: 3821
Marker Text:
First stone house in Decatur. Erected by prison labor about 1859. Main house was residence of sheriff or deputy. Basement was used as jail. Meals were sent down a dumb-waiter located outside the east end of the house. County sold property in 1888 to A. H. Whitehead. Used as city water works until 1938. Kept as private residence until 1967 when purchased by Wise County Historical Society as museum. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1968.
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