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1868/00/00 A log jail is built in Houston, Alabama. It is the only public building surviving from when Houston was the county seat for Winston County.

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Particulars for Houston Jail:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Criminal Justice Correctional Facility
Building Material Log Architecture
Owner Private



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 5th June 1975

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Houston Jail
Registry Address: Off U.S. 278 on SR 63
Registry Number: 75000331
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architectural Style: No style listed
Contributing Buildings: 1
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1850-1874
Significant Year: c 1868
Historic Function: Government
Historic Sub-Function: Correctional facility
Current Function: Vacant, not in use
Current Sub-Function:

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