The Hill County Cell Block Museum is open each Saturday through October from 10 am to four pm.
There is no cost to tour the museum, yet donations are accepted. The location is within steps of the Hill County Courthouse, and located at 120 N Waco St. The museum, gazebo and Cumberland Church are also available to be rented as an event venue.
The Museum was the old county jail, completed in 1893. The architect was W.C. Dodson, who also designed the Hill County Courthouse. The jail was built by Lovell & Hood at a cost of $26,220. The front part of the building served as living quarters for the sheriff’s family, and the rear housed the cell blocks, kitchen facilities, and sheriff’s office. Prisoners were kept here until April of 1983, at which time the Hill County Historical Commission obtained the “old jail” to restore and use as a county museum.
Hill County Museum, Inc. is a non-profit corporation supported by gifts, donations, memorials, fund raising, memberships, and grants. Cumberland church and the gazebo and grounds of the property are available as an event or meeting venue.
