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Coldspring, United States

San Jacinto County Jail

Coldspring, United States

San Jacinto County Jail
Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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The San Jacinto County Jail in Coldspring, Texas, is a Victorian-era structure originally constructed in 1887 and expanded in 1911, making it among the town's oldest surviving buildings. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1982, the jail now serves as a museum and headquarters for the San Jacinto County Historical Commission. Located adjacent to Old Town Coldspring, a reconstruction of early settlement structures, the building is periodically opened to the public for tours, offering visitors a glimpse into the region's architectural and institutional history.

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Type
prison
Heritage
National Register of Historic Places listed place
Place
Coldspring, United States

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