Tarrant County Courthouse
Tarrant County Courthouse | |
Rear view of Tarrant County Courthouse in 2007 | |
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Location | Bounded by Houston, Belknap, Weatherford, and Commerce Sts., Fort Worth, Texas |
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Coordinates | 32°45′26″N 97°19′58″W / 32.75722°N 97.33278°WCoordinates: 32°45′26″N 97°19′58″W / 32.75722°N 97.33278°W |
Area | 2.3 acres (0.93 ha) |
Built | 1893 |
Architect | Gunn & Curtis |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Renaissance |
NRHP Reference # | 70000762[1] |
RTHL # | 5195 |
TSAL # | 576 |
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Added to NRHP | October 15, 1970 |
Designated RTHL | 1969 |
Designated TSAL | 5/28/1981 |
The Tarrant County Courthouse, part of the Tarrant County government campus in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, was designed by the architecture firm of Frederick C. Gunn & Louis Curtiss and built by the Probst Construction Company of Chicago, 1893-1895. This pink Texas granite building, in Renaissance Revival style, closely resembles the Texas State Capitol with the exception of the clock tower. The cost was $408,840 USD and citizens considered it such a public extravagance that a new County Commissioners' Court was elected in 1894. In 1958 A Civil Courts Building was constructed on the west side of the courthouse.
The Tarrant County Courthouse's clock tower had its coming out party on October 23, 2012 after a 14-month, $4.5 million makeover. County officials rededicated the 1895 structure and led about 150 people on a tour of the tower.[2]
The Tarrant County Courthouse currently houses the Tarrant County clerk's office, probate and county courts at law, a law library, and the Tarrant County facilities management department.[3]
The Tarrant County Courthouse was seen in the TV series, Walker, Texas Ranger.
See also
References
- ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/10/23/4358630/tarrant-county-courthouses-clock.html#storylink=cpy
- ↑ "Tarrant County eGov: Downtown Campus". Retrieved 2009-08-30.
External links
Media related to Tarrant County Courthouse at Wikimedia Commons
- Tarrant County Courthouse page on fortwortharchitecture.com, with exterior and interior photos
- "Tarrant County Courthouse - Fort Worth". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. October 15, 1970.
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Preceded by Unknown |
Tallest building in Fort Worth 194 feet (59 m) 1895-1920 |
Succeeded by W. T. Waggoner Building |