Dallas County Courthouse

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Romanesque Revival building county courthouse government building historic courthouse landmark museum building

The Dallas County Courthouse, often called the Old Red Courthouse, is a historic 1890s Romanesque Revival building in downtown Dallas that now serves as a museum and landmark.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Romanesque Revival building → county courthouse → government building → historic courthouse → landmark → museum building →
alsoKnownAs	Old Red Courthouse → Old Red Museum →
architecturalStyle	Romanesque Revival NERFINISHED →
category	Buildings and structures in Dallas, Texas → Courthouses in Texas → Museums in Dallas, Texas → Romanesque Revival architecture in Texas →
city	Dallas NERFINISHED →
color	red →
completionDate	1892 →
constructionStartDate	1890 →
country	United States →
county	Dallas County NERFINISHED →
currentUse	local history museum → museum →
floorCount	multiple stories →
formerUse	county courthouse →
hasPart	arched windows → clock tower → turrets →
heritageDesignation	historic building →
heritageStatus	local landmark →
inception	1890s →
locatedIn	Dallas NERFINISHED → Dallas County NERFINISHED → Texas → United States →
locationDescription	downtown Dallas →
material	granite → red sandstone →
notableFor	distinctive red sandstone exterior → role in Dallas County judicial history →
openToPublic	yes →
operator	Dallas County NERFINISHED →
owner	Dallas County NERFINISHED →
publicAccess	museum visitors →
significantEvent	converted to museum use after construction of newer courthouse → served as main Dallas County courthouse for decades →
state	Texas →
touristAttraction	yes →
use	courthouse → museum →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Commerce Street ("Dallas County Courthouse (Old Red)") → Commerce Street ("Dallas Municipal Building") → Elm Street (Dallas) →	hasNearbyLandmark
Old Red Museum →	formerName
Houston Street (Dallas) →	near