Dallas County Courthouse (Texas)

Coordinates: 32°46′45″N 96°48′25″W / 32.77917°N 96.80694°W / 32.77917; -96.80694
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Dallas County Courthouse
Contributing Property
Dealey Plaza Historic District (#93001607[1])
  • Westend Historic District (ID78002918[1])
  • 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

    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]

    Gallery

    • 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/
    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

    External links