|
The 1912 Cameron
County Jail
E. Van Buren at 12th Street, Brownsville
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1994
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, December 2006 |
Historical Marker
1912 Cameron
County Jail
Originally built
as a three-story structure in 1912, this building, Cameron
County's second jailhouse, was enlarged with the addition of a
4th floor about 1929. The 1912 structure was designed by prominent
architect Atlee
B. Ayres and the 1929 addition by
Ayres and his son and partner Robert Ayers. The building's classical
revival style is a distinctive design for this type of resource. A
one-story frame building was erected in the courtyard in the 1940s.
The building served as Cameron County Jail and Sheriff's Office until
1978.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1994 |
| Texas
Escapes, in its purpose to preserve historic, endangered and vanishing
Texas, asks that anyone wishing to share their local history, stories,
landmarks and vintage or recent photos, please contact
us. |
|
|
HOME
