Hays County

San Marcos

The Sanborn insurance maps dated 1896 (Sheet 1), 1902 (Sheet 1), 1906 (Sheet 4), and 1912 (Sheet 6) depict a one story stone jail at the corner of Fredericksburg (500 block) and Comal (800 block) streets. According to the Sanborn map it was 14′ x 16′ in size.  Next to it was a one story stone building labelled as “cells.”  It was gone in 1922 (Sheet 5) and in its place was a one-story brick calaboose in approximately the same location. The address of the brick structure was 148 South Fredericksburg.

 

Hays-SanMarcos-1896

 San Marcos 1896

Hays-SanMarcos-1922

 San Marcos 1922

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