1881 Smith County Jail

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Marker No: 7723

Medallion & Plate

Texas Historic Landmark

National Register of Historic Places ​

Geographic: ​32° 21.041′ N, 95° 17.884′ W

Marker Text: ​Houston architect Eugene T. Heiner and builder Henry Kane designed and built this structure in 1880-81 to serve as Smith County's fourth jail. An 1894 second-story addition doubled the jail's cell space. The building was replaced by a new jail in 1916 and subsequently housed the Lewis Hotel until 1986. It features classical detailing of the Italianate style, a stucco finish scored to look like cut stone, elaborate window molds and consoles, and classical beltcourses. (1993) 

Location: 309 East Erwin Street, Tyler