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. 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][3][4] [5][6]

Dallas County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District Contributing Property
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Texas State Antiquities Landmark
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Dallas Landmark Historic District Contributing Property
Dallas County Courthouse in 2011
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Interactive map showing the location for the former Dallas County Courthouse
Location	100 S. Houston St., Dallas, Texas
Coordinates	32°46′45″N 96°48′25″W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1891 (1891)
Architect	Orlopp & Kusener
Architectural style	Romanesque
Website	Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture
Part of	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 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]