Dallas County Courthouse
Dallas, Texas
 
 
     
 
 
Completed - 1891
 Architect - Maximillian A. Orlopp, Jr.
Photos: Robert Deering 2/1/2013 
 
 
 
Other Dallas County Courts Buildings
 
COUNTY ORGANIZED: March 30, 1846
COUNTY NAMED FOR:  George M. Dallas, Vice President of the United States

COUNTY SEATS: One - Dallas
COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Same as County

COURTHOUSES: Eight - 1846, 1848, 1857, 1871, 1891, 1915, 1966, 1983

STANDING: Four - 1891, 1915, 1966, and 1983
 
The Dallas County Courthouse, built in 1891 of red sandstone 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 is now the Old Red Museum, a local history museum. It was designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style of architecture by architect Max A. Orlopp, Jr.of the Little Rock, Arkansas. In 1966 it was replaced by a newer courthouse building nearby.

The original clock tower had to be removed in 1919 due to structural weakness, but it was restored in 2007 during a renovation project.   Rededication May 15, 2007
  

1891 Courthouse
With Originaal Clock Tower
1891 Courthouse
TXDoT Photo 1939
1891 Courthouse
Photo: Robert Deering 1973
1891 Courthouse
Photo: Robert Deering 1973
RENOVATION: Complete - Rededication May 15, 2007

ADDRESS: 100 S Houston St, Dallas, Texas 

 

Dallas County Courts Buildings
Dallas, Texas
In addition to the historical 1891 County Courthouse, Dallas County has several modern Courts Buildings to house Family Law, Civil Law, Crminal Law, etc. 
Criminal Courts BuildingCriminal Courts Building
  
George L. Allen Courts Building
     
 
 Completed - 1915
 Architect - H. A. Overbeck
Photos: Robert Deering 2/1/2013		   Completed - 1966
 Architect - The Associated Architects and Engineers
Photos: Robert Deering 2/1/2013
 100 N Houston St., Dallas, Texas  600 Commerce St, Dallas, Texas
     
Famous characters that have spent time here include Clyde Barrow (of Bonnie and Clyde), but is probably best known as the location where Jack Ruby shot JFK Assassin Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963.   The building has been largely abandoned since 1966, but is currently being renovated (2021) as part of a the Dallas County Records building complex that will join three buildings together at the back of the Criminal Courts Building.       This building is currently used primarily for civil and family law.   It was the county's main jail from 1966 - 1983 with room for 800 inmates at the top of the building.   
  Frank Crowley Courts Building   
     
     
  Completed - 1983
 Architect - Coe Design Group Inc.
Photos: Robert Deering 6/18/2016 		  
  133 N Riverfront Blvd, Dallas, Texas   
     
  The Frank Crowley Courts Building is used for criminal law and is part of the Lew Sterrett Justice Center complex, which includes the Dallas County Sherriff's office and jail facilities.