Gatesville State School
The Gatesville State School for Boys was a juvenile corrections facility in Gatesville, Texas. The 900-acre facility was converted into two prisons for adults, the Christina Crain Unit, and the Hilltop Unit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: School
- Description: Former juvenile correctional facility in Texas, United States
- Also known as: “Gatesville State School for Boys”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Texas Department of Criminal Justice Region 6 Christina Melton Crain Unit and Coryell County Courthouse.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice Region 6 Christina Melton Crain Unit
Prison
The Christina Melton Crain Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for females in Gatesville, Texas. The prison is along Texas State Highway 36, 3 miles north of central Gatesville. Texas Department of Criminal Justice Region 6 Christina Melton Crain Unit is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Gatesville State School.
Coryell County Courthouse
Courthouse
The Coryell County Courthouse is an historic building located at Courthouse Square in Gatesville, Texas, the seat of Coryell County. Built in 1897–98, it was the county's third courthouse; Architect Wesley Clark Dodson, A designer of many Civil Buildings in Texas, designed the Beaux Arts building. Coryell County Courthouse is situated 2½ miles south of Gatesville State School.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice Region 6 Alfred D Hughes Unit
Prison
Alfred D. Hughes Unit is a prison for men of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice located in Gatesville, Texas. The prison is named after Al Hughes who served as a chairperson on the Texas Board of Corrections from 1985 to 1989. Texas Department of Criminal Justice Region 6 Alfred D Hughes Unit is situated 2½ miles northeast of Gatesville State School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gatesville and South Mountain.
Gatesville
Town
Gatesville is a city in and the county seat of Coryell County, Texas, United States. Its population was 16,135 at the 2020 census. The city has five of the nine prisons and state jails for women operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Gatesville is situated 2½ miles south of Gatesville State School.
South Mountain
Village
South Mountain is a town in Coryell County, Texas, United States. The population was 384 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area. South Mountain is situated 4½ miles southeast of Gatesville State School.
Gatesville State School
- Category: education
- Location: Coryell, Texas, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to French—“Gatesville State School” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “مدرسة ولاية جيتسفيل”
- French: “Gatesville State School”
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