Brownfield in Terry County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Terry County's First Jail

Photographed by Mansfieldphoto.com, August 3, 2025

1. Terry County's First Jail Marker

Inscription. Terry County, organized in 1904, had no jail facility until this frame structure was erected in 1916 on the southeast corner of the courthouse square. The one-room building with two steel cells was replaced in 1926 by a jail located on the top floor of the new courthouse. This small structure then became property of A.T. Fowler, who moved it to his farm in the 1940s. The outside walls were plastered and the interior used for storage. Given to Terry County Heritage Museum in 1974 by A.T. and Terrell Fowler, the old jail was transferred to this site and restored.

Erected 1975 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 5234.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 33° 10.559′ N, 102° 16.131′ W. Marker is in Brownfield, Texas, in Terry County. It is at the intersection of East Cardwell Street and South B Street, on the right when traveling east on East Cardwell Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 East Cardwell Street, Brownfield TX 79316, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Texas’ South Plains.

It is also on the American Great Plains

and specifically on the Southern Plains.

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 Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A.M. Brownfield Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Maids and Matrons Club (approx. half a mile away); First Baptist Church of Brownfield (approx. half a mile away); Colonel B. F. Terry / Terry's Texas Rangers

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); "Flame of Freedom" (approx. ¾ mile away); In Honor of Terry Co. Veterans (approx. ¾ mile away); City of Brownfield (approx. ¾ mile away); Brownfield Municipal Power Plant (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brownfield.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 28, 2014

2. Terry County's First Jail Marker

Terry County's First Jail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 28, 2014

3. Terry County's First Jail

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 28, 2014

4. Terry County's First Jail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 646 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 29, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 7, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.