Marker Inscription
County jail, built 1883 of native stone with Romanesque trim. Later stuccoed. Supports of interior scaffold remain. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965
Historical Marker
Lampasas County Jail
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About this site
Lampasas County Jail is a historical marker in Lampasas, Lampasas County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 73 historical markers documented in Lampasas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 122 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.0648, -98.1780 near Lampasas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hart House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Lampasas County Courthouse, Lampasas County Courthouse, and Lampasas County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5281006023. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Lampasas County's first jail was a small wooden building on the courthouse square erected in 1873. After fire destroyed it in 1887, commissioners approved a two-story brick jail completed in 1888, and the site was recognized as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1965.
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