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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 #$%()' and *nnex #$%&&'



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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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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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1mae at riht shows location

of oriinal marble staircaseto 0rd floor. *fter its removal,

the floor was infilled with

concrete


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>in Courtroom


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Ruby courtroom, $%(?s.



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Ruby courtroom

Courtesy of The +ixth 3loor 6useum at Dealey Pla9a, 3erd >aufmann Collection, $%


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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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