| Dallas County Courthouse | |
| Nrhp Type: | nhldcp |
| Nrhp Type2: | cp |
| Partof: | Dealey Plaza Historic District |
| Partof Refnum: | 93001607 |
| Partof2: | Westend Historic District |
| Partof2 Refnum: | 78002918 |
| Location: | 100 S. Houston St., Dallas, Texas |
| Coordinates: | 32.7792°N -96.8069°W |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Marker: | building |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 12 |
| Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map showing the location for the former Dallas County Courthouse |
| Locmap Relief: | yes |
| Architect: | Orlopp & Kusener |
| Architecture: | Romanesque |
| Added: | December 12, 1976 |
| Designated Nrhp Type: | April 19, 1993 |
| Designated Nrhp Type2: | November 14, 1978 |
| Refnum: | 76002019 |
| Designated Other1: | TSAL |
| Designated Other1 Date: | January 1, 1981 |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 8200000203 |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
| Designated Other2: | RTHL |
| Designated Other2 Date: | 1977 |
| Designated Other2 Number: | 6811 |
| Designated Other2 Num Position: | bottom |
| Designated Other3 Abbr: | DLMKHD |
| Designated Other3 Color: |
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| Designated Other3 Date: | October 6, 1975[1] |
| Designated Other3 Number: | H/2 (West End HD) |
| Designated Other3 Num Position: | bottom |
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).[2] [3]
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.[4] [5] [6] [7]