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Red River County Jail
Circa 1889


Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1982

Red River County

Clarksville, Texas

1889 Red River County Jail, Clarksville Texas
Red River County Jail, Clarksville Texas
Pecan and West Madison St.

Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, December 2006

The 1889 Red River County jail was built to compliment the current 1884 county courthouse. It served as the county jail until 1983.

Historical Marker: Pecan and West Madison St.

Red River County Jail

This building was completed in 1889 as the second jail for Red River County. Architects Maj. S. B. Haggart and Marshall Sanguinet designed the structure as a companion building to the County Courthouse, which had been completed five years earlier. The elaborate high Victorian Italianate styling of the Red River County Jail features finely crafted stonework and intricate metal cornices.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1982

Red River County Jail historical marker, Clarksville Texas
Red River County Jail Historical marker
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, December 2006


Red River County Jail and courthouse,  Clarksville Texas
Red River County Jail.
Notice Red River County courthouse on right

Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2006

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