Dallas County Courthouse (Texas)

Dallas County Courthouse
Dallas County Courthouse in 2011
Dallas County Courthouse is located in Texas
Dallas County Courthouse
Dallas County Courthouse
Dallas County Courthouse is located in the United States
Dallas County Courthouse
Dallas County Courthouse
Map
Interactive map showing the location for the former Dallas County Courthouse
Location100 S. Houston St.,
Dallas, Texas
Coordinates32°46′45″N 96°48′25″W / 32.77917°N 96.80694°W / 32.77917; -96.80694
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1891 (1891)
ArchitectOrlopp & Kusener
Architectural styleRomanesque
WebsiteOld Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture
Part of
NRHP reference No.76002019[1]
TSAL No.8200000203
RTHL No.6811
DLMKHD No.H/2 (West End HD)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1976
Designated NHLDCPApril 19, 1993
Designated CPNovember 14, 1978
Designated TSALJanuary 1, 1981
Designated RTHL1977
Designated DLMKHDOctober 6, 1975[2]

The Dallas County Courthouse, built in 1892 of red sandstone with rusticated marble accents, is a historic governmental building located at 100 South Houston Street in Dallas, Texas. Also known as the Old Red Courthouse, it became the Old Red Museum, a local history museum, in 2007. In 2021, it was announced that the Old Red Museum would be moving out and the building is being returned into a hall of justice. The Texas Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is moving into Old Red (2024).[3][4]

It was designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style of architecture by architect Max A. Orlopp, Jr. of the Little Rock, Arkansas based firm Orlopp & Kusener. President John F. Kennedy's motorcade passed the courthouse minutes before his assassination on November 22, 1963. In 1966, the courthouse was replaced by a newer building nearby. On December 12, 1976, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. In 2005–2007 the building was renovated.[1][5][6] [7][8]

  • Museum interior
    Museum interior
  • Early Years Gallery
    Early Years Gallery
  • Trading Center Gallery
    Trading Center Gallery
  • Big "D" Gallery
    Big "D" Gallery
  • World Crossroads Gallery
    World Crossroads Gallery
  • Children's Education Center
    Children's Education Center
  • Dallas County Courthouse postcard, circa 1909
    Dallas County Courthouse postcard, circa 1909

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Staff (August 4, 2016). "West End Historic District" (PDF). Department of Urban Planning, City of Dallas. p. 3. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  3. ^ https://www.oldred.org/ [bare URL]
  4. ^ "Dallas County's Old Red Courthouse Will Soon Be a Courthouse Again". D Magazine. September 23, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  5. ^ Texas Escapes: Texas Courthouses: Dallas County
  6. ^ Old Red Courthouse
  7. ^ flickr photo and text on Old Dallas County Courthouse
  8. ^ Images of Old Red Courthouse


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