Marker Inscription
Architecture
Historic Place
Brown County Jail
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About this site
Brown County Jail is a historic place in Brownwood, Brown County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 5 historic places documented in Brown County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 74 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.7236, -98.9810 near Brownwood. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lovell-Dobbs House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Brown County Courthouse, Fisk, Greenleaf, and Camp Collier C.S.A..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2083003129. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Brown County Jail in Brownwood was completed in 1903 after voters approved bonds for a new facility, designed by Martin, Moodie and Co. of Comanche in partnership with the Youngblood Brothers. Its rusticated stone, castellated roofline, corner turrets, and Romanesque Revival arches give it a fortress-like appearance, and it is one of the best surviving examples of the type in Texas. It ceased jail use by 1981 and became the Brown County Museum of History; it is listed on the National Register.
Sources: browncountyhistory.orgloc.gov
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Historical Marker
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