Dallas County Courthouse (Texas)

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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]

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Dallas County Courthouse
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Dallas County Courthouse in 2011
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Dallas County Courthouse
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Dallas County Courthouse
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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
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1891 (1891)
ArchitectOrlopp & Kusener
Architectural styleRomanesque
WebsiteOld Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture
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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]
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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 20052007 the building was renovated.[1][5][6] [7][8]

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