(Ed.'s Note: After we mentioned that Samuel Houston Johnson, the ne'er do well brother of President Lyndon B. Johnson was once jailed in the old Cameron County Jail, one of our seven readers dug up pictures of the structure over time.
The U.S. National Register of Historic Places catalog of sites states that it was the second jail built for Cameron County built in 1913 by the San Antonio architects Ayres & Ayres, the Beaux-Arts and was originally only 5,000 square feet. The jail was surrounded by a 12-foot wall, which was partially demolished in 1926 and used for building a 15,000-square-foot addition. (second photo)
This jail was replaced by another jail in 1978. The jail house has been reconstructed as an office building, but, surprisingly, most of the interior features that defined the building as a jail were retained.
This jail was replaced by another jail in 1978. The jail house has been reconstructed as an office building, but, surprisingly, most of the interior features that defined the building as a jail were retained.
The old jail now serves as law offices for Tony Martinez (also mayor of Brownsville), Eduardo Roberto Rodriguez (Tony), Norton A. Colvin Jr., and Mitchel C. Chaney. The value of the restored building is put at $435,452 by the Cameron County Appraisal District and is given a historical tax exemption by the Brownsville Independent School District of $5,508.47, the entity with the biggest tax rate.)
16 comments:
Is that where you were held prisoner for DWI, Montoya? LOL
I put many a bad guy in that place back in the 70's it was not easy at times climbing those steel stairs while fighting a drunk.
without the tax exemption they'd value it at $1. pinches tranzas! of course they value it to high
they dont pay tax
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Pale, all of your inserters got arrested for being drunk. They're all across the street.
The architects who designed this building were the same ones who designed the Smith-Young/Tower Life Building on St. Mary's Street in San Antonio (the one with the Gothic architecture, green spire, and gargoyles).
BLAME IT ON THE DEMOCRATES...THEY VOTED TO FUND THE WALL SOMETIME BACK DURING THE OBAMA/OSAMA ERA AND NOW THEY BLAMING THE OTHER SIDE???? YOU HAVE (GOT) TO BE KIDDING ABOUT PUTTING BLAME ON THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER REPUBLICANS???? THEY ARE JUST ASKING FOR THE MONEY THAT WAS ALREADY APPROVED FOR THE WALL...DEMOS ARE JUST A WHOLE BUNCH OF YELLOW-BELLY TWO FACED INDIAN GIVERS!!! NO DISRESPECT FOR INDIANS BUT JUST AS A FIGURE OF SPEECH TO SHOW THE TRUE COLORS OF OUR REPRESENTIVES IN OFFICE!!!! ONE DEMO TOLD ME THAT THE WALL WAS ALSO GOING TO STOP WILDLIFE LIKES BEARS, LIONS AND TIGERS FROM MAKING IT TO THE U.S. I HOPE THESE VERMINTS AREN'T CRIMINALS, RAPIST, DRUG DEALERS OR DAMAGEROUS GANG MEMBERS???? BLAME THE DEMOS FOR THE GOVERNMENT SHUT-DOWN...JUST GIVE TRUMP THE MONEY THAT WAS ALREADY THERE AND MOVE ON TO MORE IMPORTANT COUNTRY BUSINESS LIKE TAKING CARE OF THE COUNTRY AND IT'S PEOPLE!!!! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN....POSTING JAN 7TH, 2019 AT 736AM. YOU WANT TO MAKE CHANGE...VOTE!!!
I have had meetings in Martinez's office and Norton Colvin's office. They did an amazing job on the insude of the building. Many offices still have the jail bars. It feels like a modern office inside a functioning jail. It is something very beautiful inside.
Bobby WC
Are you also jealous for not getting your exemption, JMon?
Nice!
I don't recall seeing that building as beautiful inside. Jails are build to sent a message to the inhabitants and beauty is not one.
(don't recall seeing that building as beautiful inside. Jails are build to sent a message to the inhabitants and beauty is not one.)
LOL!!!
ElChuko.
Tranquilino
He used to be the jail guard and carried a bunch of brass keys that weight about 5lbs each and he carried about 10 keys. Misbehave going up those "BEAUTIFUL IRON STAIRS" and you get a pile of brass keys on top of your head. Talk about beauty...
The last hanging in brownsville, by los riches took place in the back yard of that jail. Guess who they hung???
Juanito can you refresh our memory?
I think the tree is still there those lawyers that bought that place should make a monument of that tree. A true historical place - The hanging palace...
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