Dallas County Courthouse (Texas)
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).
Dallas County Courthouse | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark District Contributing Property | |
Texas State Antiquities Landmark | |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | |
Dallas Landmark Historic District
Contributing Property | |
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 |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1891 |
| Architect | Orlopp & Kusener |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| Website | Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture |
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| NRHP reference No. | 76002019 |
| 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 |
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.