Royse City in Rockwall County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Royse City Calaboose

Photographed by QuesterMark, September 21, 2024

1. Royse City Calaboose Marker

Inscription. Built as the city’s second calaboose, or jail, this small structure was used to house prisoners until the 1940s. According to records, the building dates from before 1921, and is predated by a frame one-room calaboose sited about one block west. It measures 16 by 8 feet, with two cells of equal size. Building materials are poured concrete covered with stucco. Each cell has two windows with metal bars. Most occupants were there due to minor crimes, as the more dangerous criminals were transported by railroad to Dallas. In recent years, the calaboose was stabilized and restored, preserving a unique part of Royse City history. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2020

Erected 2024 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 22759.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.

Location. 32° 58.516′ N, 96° 19.803′ W. Marker is in Royse City, Texas, in Rockwall County. It can be reached from East Main Street east of Howard Street. This post-mounted marker stands in Old Jail Park, behind the water tower, near the structure it commemorates. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 E Main St, Royse City TX 75189, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Royse City Lodge No. 663 A.F. & A.M. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First United Methodist Church of Royse City (about 600 feet away); Royse City's First United Methodist Church Building (about 700 feet away); Bankhead Highway in Collin County (approx. 1.2 miles away); Fate Lodge No. 802, A.F. & A.M. (approx. 3.8 miles away); Fate Prebyterian Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); Mt. Pleasant Hill Cemetery (approx. 3.9 miles away); Blackland Cemetery (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Royse City.

More about this marker. The Marker Dedication Ceremony was held Thursday, September 19, 2024, from 10am to 11am.

Royse City Calaboose and Marker, viewed from nearby parking image. Click for full size.

Photographed by QuesterMark, September 21, 2024

2. Royse City Calaboose and Marker, viewed from nearby parking

Royse City Calaboose rear corner image. Click for full size.

Photographed by QuesterMark, September 21, 2024

3. Royse City Calaboose rear corner

The Historical Marker is just off-camera to the right.

Royse City Calaboose front (viewed from the railroad tracks) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by QuesterMark, September 21, 2024

4. Royse City Calaboose front (viewed from the railroad tracks)

From this view, the marker is beyond the right rear corner of the structure.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2024, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 323 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 25, 2024, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.