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]
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
- List of county courthouses in Texas
- List of Dallas Landmarks
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Dallas County
References
- ^ 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". Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
- ^ flickr photo and text on Old Dallas County Courthouse
- ^ Images of Old Red Courthouse
External links
Media related to Old Red Museum at Wikimedia Commons
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