RED-TOP JAIL
Location: 700 Oatman
– Llano
(Photo by Jerry Crabtree)
The Historical Marker for this building
reads:
“The Llano County Jail”
“This building was erected in 1895 by
the Pauly Jail Building and Manufacturing Co. of St. Louis,
Mo. The gray granite for the exterior was quarried in the county. The red roof
of the Romanesque revival jail provided the building its nickname, and
prisoners often spoke of staying over at the ‘Red-Top.’ The first floor was
used by the jailer for his office and living quarters. The second floor had
four cells and two drunk tanks. The third and fourth
floors housed the gallows. Recorded Texas Historical Landmark – 1979”