Shelby County Jail, Center, TX
**Shelby County Courthouse Square (Boundary Increase)** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 90001819, date listed 19901129
Courthouse Sq.
Center, TX (Shelby County)
The 1885 Shelby County Jail echoes the Courthouse in a subdued version of its form and detail. It is a 2-story gabled brick structure with 2-story wings that were added on the east and west facades during the 1930s. The red brick walls of the building have been painted a beige color. The ridge line of the original building runs north-south, and the wings have shed roofs which engage the walls of the original building just beneath the eaves. The north and south gable ends of the original building are bisected by external chimneys that are flanked by segmentally-arched doors and windows. Ornamentation is limited to a molded brick cornice with a single row of dentils, and segmental hood molds over the doors and windows. The added wings have a symmetrical arrangement of simple, double-hung windows. In plan the sheriff's office occupied the south end of the first floor, wit h a cell at the northeast corner and a stair hall on the northwest. Partition walls now divide the Sheriff's office into three separate rooms. The second floor contains the main block of cells. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form atlas.thc.state.tx.us/NR/pdfs/90001819/90001819.pdf
Shelby County Jail, Center, TX
**Shelby County Courthouse Square (Boundary Increase)** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 90001819, date listed 19901129
Courthouse Sq.
Center, TX (Shelby County)
The 1885 Shelby County Jail echoes the Courthouse in a subdued version of its form and detail. It is a 2-story gabled brick structure with 2-story wings that were added on the east and west facades during the 1930s. The red brick walls of the building have been painted a beige color. The ridge line of the original building runs north-south, and the wings have shed roofs which engage the walls of the original building just beneath the eaves. The north and south gable ends of the original building are bisected by external chimneys that are flanked by segmentally-arched doors and windows. Ornamentation is limited to a molded brick cornice with a single row of dentils, and segmental hood molds over the doors and windows. The added wings have a symmetrical arrangement of simple, double-hung windows. In plan the sheriff's office occupied the south end of the first floor, wit h a cell at the northeast corner and a stair hall on the northwest. Partition walls now divide the Sheriff's office into three separate rooms. The second floor contains the main block of cells. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form atlas.thc.state.tx.us/NR/pdfs/90001819/90001819.pdf