Preservation Texas announces most endangered sites
Moveable Jail Cell San Marcos, Hays County
(Photo courtesy Preservation Texas)
A moveable jail cell has made the
Preservation Texas annual list of the state's most endangered historic places.
The nonprofit group announced the sites during a preservation meeting Friday in Austin. The incarceration unit served as the Hays County Jail in Kyle where it remained in use until 1925. The cell is currently in San Marcos.
Other sites are the Kaufman County Poor Farm in Kaufman, the Lewis Railroad Hotel in San Augustine, the Magnolia Hotel in Seguin, the Panhandle Inn in Panhandle, the William Pfluger House in Pflugerville and the Ritz Theatre in Corpus Christi.
The list also includes the Spettel Riverside House in Lakehills and Union Missionary Baptist Church in Jefferson.
Preservation Texas Inc. is a partner of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Photos of the most endangered historic places:
Kaufman County Poor Farm
(Photo courtesy Preservation Texas)
Lewis Railroad Hotel
(Photo courtesy Preservation Texas)
Magnolia Hotel
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Panhandle Inn
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William Pfluger House
(Photo courtesy Preservation Texas)
Ritz Theatre
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Spettel Riverside House
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Union Missionary Baptist Church
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To learn more about each of the historic landmarks, click here.
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