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While Trost was known for his innovative designs, the Turneys wanted something traditional and conservative. The result is something part Antebellum, part Renaissance, part Greek, and even part White House. The home was said to cost the Turneys some $50,000. The main residence featured five upstairs bedrooms and one large sitting room, a grand parlour, ballroom, dining room and kitchen on the main level, and servant’s quarters in the basement.

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Our “Still We Rise: El Paso’s Black Experience” exhibition is now open and will be on display through January 13, 2024!

Explore more than 1,000 years of our regional history in the heart of El Paso’s Downtown Arts District.

4worldlovers: The building dates back to 1821. It is built from adobe and it used to be a residence for about 20 years before it was converted into the jail in 1850 after San Elizario was made the first county seat. It remained in use while San Elizario was the county seat - except for two short spans (1854 and 1866). The Commissioners Court approved the purchase of a prefabricated iron cell from Chicago, Illinois that had two areas that could hold up to 6 prisoners each. The cell is steel reinforced and was brought piece by piece. The building housed both the jail and courtroom. It was decommissioned after the town of San Elizario was no longer the county seat. Unfortunately, very little records exist of those who were jailed here or their crimes. We are doing as much research as possible to dig up some interesting facts for the next time you guys come along.

He was an Irish American immigrant, born in New York City in 1859. Very little is known about his early life, but historians have found baptism records that state his real name might have been Henry McCarty, however, in his later life he called himself William S Bonney. His mother died when he was 14 and he left his brother and step father to live the life of crime that

Seemed to follow him around. He killed several people - with 9 deaths being directly attributed to him - and broke out of several jails in his lifetime, but this was the only time he broke INTO a jail. The following story is taken directly from the records of Pat Garrett, a friend and later foe of Billy the Kid. Garret was the officer who eventually shot and killed Billy the kid when he was only 21 years old.

According to Garrett's records, Billy the Kid traveled from Las Cruces into San Elizario after learning that his friend, Melquiades Segura, had been arrested in San Elizario. Upon his arrival at around 3am, Billy the Kid knocked on the door of the jail waking up the guards. Billy the Kid posed as a Texas Ranger and told the guard he had two American Prisoners. As the guard opened the door, he found himself eye to eye with Billy's 44 revolver. Billy quickly confiscated the guard's guns, helped his friend out, put the guards in the jail and threw away the key. Immediately, Billy the Kid and his friend Segura crossed the river into Mexico, which at that time was only two and a half miles away from San Elizario.

Despite no longer being the county seat and the jail no longer being actively used, there have been records that state the jail was still in use sporadically. Our favorite story is that of local constable Antonio Trujillo, whose career lasted almost 50 years