Ennis

The Sanborn fire insurance map dated 1884 (Sheet 1) depicts a small one-story wood jail in the town of Ennis, Texas at 348 Dallas Street. In 1885 (Sheet 2) there was a small one-story wood calaboose in the 100 block of Dallas. The part of town that had a calaboose in 1884 is not depicted on the 1885 map. In 1890 (Sheet 2) it appears to be at 105 Dallas. No calaboose was seen on the 1896 maps. In 1901 (Sheet 2) there was a small one-story ironclad jail in the 400 block of West Knox Street (block 60). This jail was not in this location in 1896 (Sheet 2). In 1909 (Sheet 2) there was a small one-story ironclad calaboose at 207 North McKinney (city block 59). No jail or calaboose was seen on any of the 1915 Sanborn maps, the last date available during this study. The current jail is a three-story brick structure that was built in 1915. The calaboose was no longer needed when the new jail was built.  I visited the 1915 jail that is still in use.  Pictures are posted under “Other Jails.”

Ennis 1884

Ennis 1885

Ennis 1890

Ennis 1901

Ennis 1909

Italy

A small wood jail is depicted on the Sanborn fire insurance map dated 1921 (Sheet 2) in Italy, Texas.  It was located in an open area behind a row of brick commercial buildings in the 200 block of Main Street.

Italy 1921

Milford

The Sanborn fire insurance map dated 1905 (Sheet 1) depicts a wood calaboose in Milford, Texas.  It was located in city block 4 (lot 24) bounded by Main and Water streets (see photo below).   The 1912 map (Sheet 1) depicts a  small one-story ironclad calaboose in the northeast corner of Lot 24 (city block 4).  According to Police Chief Carlos Phoenix these calabooses are no longer standing.  Chief Phoenix provided the historic photo of the wood calaboose below (date unknown) .

 Milford 1905

Milford 1912

Milford Calaboose

Waxahachie

On the 1885 Sanborn map (Sheet 1) a small one story wood calaboose was present at 545 Rogers Street (city block 36) in Waxahachie, Texas. It was in the same block as a two-story stone county jail at 209 Water Street. In 1890 (Sheet 2) the calaboose was gone and the stone county jail had been replaced by a much larger two-story brick Ellis County jail.

Waxahachie 1885