Old Red Museum

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The Old Red Museum is a historic former Dallas County courthouse turned local history museum, known for its distinctive red sandstone Romanesque Revival architecture in downtown Dallas.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf former courthouse
history museum
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Richardsonian Romanesque NERFINISHED
Romanesque Revival NERFINISHED
category Courthouses in Texas
Museums in Dallas
Romanesque Revival architecture in Texas
city Dallas NERFINISHED
collectionFocus Dallas history
local history
constructionEndDate 1892
constructionStartDate 1890
country United States
county Dallas County NERFINISHED
dedicatedTo history of Dallas County
floorCount 4
formerName Dallas County Courthouse
hasEducationalProgram public programs
school tours
hasExhibitType artifacts
documents
multimedia displays
photographs
hasFeature arched windows
clock tower
ornamental stonework
turrets
hasWebsite https://www.oldred.org/
heritageDesignation Dallas County historic landmark
inception 1892
isPartOf Dealey Plaza historic area
locatedIn Dallas County, Texas NERFINISHED
Dallas, Texas NERFINISHED
United States
materialUsed red sandstone
nearby Dealey Plaza
John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza
West End Historic District
neighborhood Downtown Dallas
notableFor distinctive red sandstone exterior
role in Dallas civic history
occupiesBuilding Old Red Courthouse
openedAsMuseum 2007
operator Dallas County NERFINISHED
originalFunction county courthouse
owner Dallas County NERFINISHED
publicTransitAccess DART light rail
roofMaterial slate


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