Uvalde County

Uvalde

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This small building is located in downtown Uvalde on the grounds of the recycle center.  It measures 11 feet across the front and 9 feet on the sides (99 square feet).  There is only one door and it is 30.5 inches by 6.5 feet.  There are two windows and possibly a third but the wall is covered with vines making it impossible to know for sure.  At 46 inches by 48 inches, the windows could be considered too large for a calaboose but there is a large variation of window sizes among the calabooses documented on this website; from large windows to tiny windows to some with no windows.  Therefore, this building cannot be ruled out as a calaboose because of the size of the windows.  The offset door also suggests a calaboose.  This statement is based on known calabooses that fit this same floor plan.  The calaboose in Lakeview (Hall County) has a door offset to the right and the cell is to the left of the entrance.  It is very common for a previous calaboose to be used later for a different purpose such as storage or a small office.

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Floor Plan of Lakeview Calaboose