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]
Dallas County Courthouse | |
Dallas County Courthouse in 2011 | |
Dallas County Courthouse Dallas County Courthouse | |
 Interactive map showing the location for the former Dallas County Courthouse | |
| Location | 100 S. Houston St., Dallas, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 32°46′45″N 96°48′25″W / 32.77917°N 96.80694°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1891 |
| Architect | Orlopp & Kusener |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| Website | Old 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 NRHP | December 12, 1976 |
| Designated NHLDCP | April 19, 1993 |
| Designated CP | November 14, 1978 |
| Designated TSAL | January 1, 1981 |
| Designated RTHL | 1977 |
| Designated DLMKHD | October 6, 1975[2] |
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]
Gallery
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Museum interior
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Early Years Gallery
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Trading Center Gallery
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Big "D" Gallery
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World Crossroads Gallery
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Children's Education Center
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Dallas County Courthouse postcard, circa 1909
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Staff (August 4, 2016). "West End Historic District" (PDF). Department of Urban Planning, City of Dallas. p. 3. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ https://www.oldred.org/ [bare URL]
- ^ "Dallas County's Old Red Courthouse Will Soon Be a Courthouse Again". D Magazine. September 23, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ Texas Escapes: Texas Courthouses: Dallas County
- ^ Old Red Courthouse
- ^ flickr photo and text on Old Dallas County Courthouse
- ^ Images of Old Red Courthouse
External links
editMedia related to Old Red Museum at Wikimedia Commons
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