Historical Marker
San Saba County Jail
Historical marker location:
E. Commerce & S. Water St., San Saba, Texas
( Corner of East Commerce and South Water, San Saba.)
Marker installed: 1969
County's oldest existing public building. Erected in 1884, the structure cost $13,000 and lot $300. Jail was built of blue limestone in Italianate Texas style. A 12-foot-high board fence (built after an 1886 jail break) has been replaced. Jailer lived on first floor.