Tarrant County Courthouse
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History
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The Tarrant County Courthouse was designed by the architecture firm of Frederick C. Gunn and Louis Curtiss and built by the Probst Construction Company of Chicago, 1893–1895. It is a pink Texas granite building in Renaissance Revival style, closely resembling the Texas State Capitol with the exception of the clock tower. The cost was $408,840 and citizens considered it such a public extravagance that a new County Commissioners' Court was elected in 1894.
A monument dedicated to Confederate Army soldiers was erected on the grounds by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1953.[1] In 1958, a Civil Courts Building was constructed on the west side of the courthouse. In 2012, a $4.5 million renovation to the clock tower was completed.[2] In 2013, the Civil Courts Building was demolished.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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]
See also
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- National Register of Historic Places listings in Tarrant County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Tarrant County
- Monument to Confederate war soldiers, Fort Worth
References
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External links
- Architecture in Fort Worth: Tarrant County Courthouse with exterior and interior photos
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- Buildings and structures in Fort Worth, Texas
- Buildings and structures in Tarrant County, Texas
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
- National Register of Historic Places in Fort Worth, Texas
- County courthouses in Texas
- Clock towers in Texas