Live Oak County Jail

Live Oak County Jail

Live Oak County Jail in 2009
Live Oak County Jail
Live Oak County Jail
Location Oakville, Texas
Coordinates 28°26′56″N 98°6′5″W / 28.44889°N 98.10139°W / 28.44889; -98.10139Coordinates: 28°26′56″N 98°6′5″W / 28.44889°N 98.10139°W / 28.44889; -98.10139
Built 1887
Architect Diebold Lock and Safe Company
NRHP Reference # 04000098[1]
RTHL # 18104
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 25, 2004
Designated RTHL 2015

The former Live Oak County Jail is located in Oakville in the U.S. state of Texas. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. Built in 1887 by Didbold Lock and Safe Company,[2] the native sandstone structure was the county jail until 1919. The structure is currently in private ownership.[3][4]

References

  1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "THC-NHRP". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. "TE-Oakville Jail". Texas Escapes. Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  4. Blackburn, Edward A. (2005). Wanted: Historic County Jails of Texas. TAMU Press. p. 215. ISBN 978-1-58544-308-6.
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