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Dallas County Records Building ComplexHistoric Evaluation
Presentation to Commissioners Court
April 25, 2016
Courtesy of Dallas Public Library, Texas/Dallas Collection
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Historic EvaluationOverview
The Records Complex is considered as two separate
buildins!Criminal Courts "uildin #$%$&'
Records "uildin #$%()' and *nnex #$%&&'
Courtesy of Dallas Public Library, Texas/Dallas Collection
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Historic EvaluationOverview
+cope of the istoric -valuation!
$. -valuation of the complex identifies! The most important historic features that are to
remain
istoric events(. Provide the County and team with priorities for
preservation, relocation or reuse
0. 1dentify specific areas where careful probin is neededdurin demolition
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Historic EvaluationDesinations
Local State National
City of Dallas +tate of Texas 2nited +tates #3ederal'+ustainable Developmt Texas istorical Department of the
4 Construction Dept. Commission 1nterior
Hist. Preservation History Department National Par Service
Pro!ram Pro!ram Pro!ram
Landmar5 Proram ist. 6ar5er Proram 7ational Reister of
istoric Places
8est -nd istoric District Recorded Texas istoric 8est -nd 7ational
Landmar5 #RTL' Reister #7R' District
Criminal Courts "ld 4 Dealey Pla9a 7ationalRecords "ld istoric Landmar5 #7L'
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Historic EvaluationPeriod of +inificance
Period of significance refers to the span of time durinwhich sinificant events and activities occurred. -vents
and associations with historic properties are finite: most
sinificance.
The period of sinificance for the Records Complex is
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Records Building Complex – 1st
Floor
Records "uildinLobby and Central
all
Oriinalentry at
-lm
+treet
Criminal Courts"uildin Lobby and
rand staircase
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Criminal Courts Building – 1st Floor
istoric drawin reflects the
oriinal Lobby and stairs.
#Criminal Courts buildin, $%$&
architectural drawins'
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Criminal Courts Building – 1st Floor
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Criminal Courts Building – 1st Floor
Ceilin in $%$& Tele hone
*bove ceilin, showin
oriinal ornamental
plaster ceilin remainsin place
room, with its= oriinalplaster ceilin.
Oriinal marble
balustrade
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Records Building – 1st
Floor
$%() Lobby
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Records Building – 1st
Floor
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Records Building nnex – 1st
and !roundFloor
"uildin entry to *nnex #$%&&'
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Criminal Courts Building – "nd
Floor
3irst Criminal Court
Courtroom #$%$&':
now 5nown as the Ruby
Courtroom.
+econd Criminal
Courtroom #$%$&': now5nown as the >in
Courtroom
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Criminal Courts Building – "nd Floor
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Criminal Courts Building – "nd Floor
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Criminal Courts Building – "nd Floor
1mae at riht shows location
of oriinal marble staircaseto 0rd floor. *fter its removal,
the floor was infilled with
concrete
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Criminal Courts Building – "nd Floor
>in Courtroom
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Criminal Courts Building – "nd Floor
Ruby courtroom, $%(?s.
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Criminal Courts Building – "nd Floor
Ruby courtroom
Courtesy of The +ixth 3loor 6useum at Dealey Pla9a, 3erd >aufmann Collection, $%
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Criminal Courts Building – "nd Floor
Ruby courtroom, today
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#t$er features % Criminal Courts Building
Piano
"aptistery
"rass railin in Aail areas
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Historic Events$%$& Dallas County Criminal Courts "uildin completed
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Historic Events$%
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Historic materials t$at may &e relocated orreused
6arble
6arble wainscottin, doors, frames and hardware
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#t$er $istoric images
Piano found
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