This is a Texas County Courthouse site with a twist – I will be blogging as I update courthouse pages and as we travel to capture new courthouse photos. So feel free to jump in and add comments about the courthouses, about the photos, or about the shared travels.
My name is Tom and this is my first attempt at a blog. I’ve chosen a Texas theme so that I can do three things at once: Travel the entire state of Texas; share my experience; and document the tremendous variety & grandeur that make the collection of Texas County Courthouses. I will be sharing photos, my impressions of each courthouse and any other sights or happenings as we travel. We’ve already visited over 90 of the courthouses – and I will be adding these – a few each week. For each courthouse, I will be providing you the courthouse information including when it was built; who the architect was, the style, and my impressions. I will also be adding extras where encountered – like extant courthouses or old jail houses. So join Clem and me as we travel this great state we call home – Texas.
Wander around – there’s more to this site than courthouses (see Other). But if it courthouses you’re after (and why else would you be here?) – then go to the courthouse collection. Think you need some instructions on how to navigate this site? Then click here for some guidance.
Tom, are your photographs copyrighted?
Hi Tom, I am writing about the Childress, Texas jail house. My Grandmother owned it in 1957 and I spent part of my childhood growing up in it. Is your photo copywrited? Thank you for the great memories seeing your photo.
Lauri Cole
Wildblue1950@gmail.com
Corey – if you go to the page on jails: https://www.tomstexascountycourthouses.com/?page_id=82 you’ll find a fairly complete list of various jails I’ve captured during our Texas courthouse journey. Most of these are retired, many now serving other purposes – usually a museum. You asked about jails in the Central Texas area – and I suggest you go through the list and see what’s near you. I do very distinctly remembering the retired Blanco county jail in Blanco, Texas, which isn’t far from Austin. It sites behind the buildings on the west side of the square. You might have to ask there in Blanco. Also – the retired jail in Carrizo springs (Dimmit County) was fairly intact and opened as a museum. Again – look the list on the jails you’ll find on the site. Click on those nearby and you might be able to see if they fit the bill. Suggestions for some near Autstin (other than Blanco) consider: Atascosa, Austin, Bastrip, Bandera, Burnet, Caldwell, Coryell, Gayette, Frio, hill, Kendall, Llano and Wilson. Thanks for the interest.
Marvelous website!
Thanks for the kind words