Glazier Calaboose

By 1900, Glazier had become a cattle shipping point with an increasing population. As the town grew, local law enforcement recognized the need for a building to house prisoners because the nearest jail was ten miles away in Canadian. In 1912, Sam Whitacre built a town calaboose measuring 12 by 14 feet with eight-foot-tall and eight-inch-thick poured concrete walls, a steel door, and barred windows. On April 9, 1947, a tornado virtually destroyed the town of Glazier. The only surviving structures were one house, a bank vault, and the calaboose, likely due to its solid construction. Later the calaboose fell into disrepair until its restoration in 2012. It remains a tangible reminder of Glazier's vibrant economy in the early 1900s.

Glazier, Texas · United States