Tarrant County Courthouse
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N 32° 45.480 W 097° 19.978
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Tarrant County Courthouse - Fort Worth, Texas Featured in Walker, Texas Ranger T.V. show.
Waymark Code: WMG5A
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/01/2006
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Designed and built between 1893 and 1895, this red granite building in Renaissance revival style cost more than $408K to build at the time, resulting in the entire incumbent county commissioners' court being voted out of office in 1894.
The jail next door was unfinished with only the basement and first floor made from the same red granite. Finished in regular masonry the two mis-matched buildings sat side by side for most of the 20th century until a restoration project in the late 1900s when someone decided to paint the (now former) jail in 3D style to recreate the look of the courthouse. To the casual passerby, the effect is amazing. In the picture of the full courthouse, take a close look at the building to the left.
I have a soft spot for this particular courthouse because not only is Fort Worth my home town, but I was married in this very building.
From NRHP database: Bounded by Houston, Belknap, Weatherford, and Commerce Sts.
Street address:
100 W. Weatherford Street
Fort Worth, TX
76196
County / Borough / Parish: Tarrant
Year listed: 1970
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Continuously operating county courthouse from 1895-present.
Periods of significance: 1895-Present
Historic function: Continuously functioning county courthouse.
Current function: County Courthouse for Tarrant County, TX
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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