Dallas City Hall, 1914-1978

In May 1910 Dallas officials determined that the City Hall, then situated on the northwest corner of Commerce and Akard Streets, had become too small to serve adequately the city's population of over 90,000. They sold the property to Adolphus Busch, who built the Adolphus Hotel at that site. A number of locations were considered for the new municipal facility before C. C. Slaughter suggested this site, which the city purchased in the fall of 1911. Voters approved a bond issue in an April 1912 election, and construction began in May 1913. The completed building opened on Oct. 17, 1914, to coincide with the start of the State Fair. C. D. Hill and Co. of Dallas designed the five-story Beaux-arts City Hall, constructed of Texas gray granite. Ornate Corinthian columns line the Classical facade. The interior of the structure, originally finished with marble floors and mahogany woodwork, has been remodeled periodically to provide additional office space. In 1956 the adjacent municipal building was erected to serve the growing city. In the basement of this structure on Nov. 24, 1963, Jack Ruby fatally shot Lee Harvey Oswald, alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1978

Dallas City Hall, 1914-1978 is a historical marker in Dallas, Dallas County, dedicated in 1978. It is one of 348 historical markers documented in Dallas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 531 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7815, -96.7940 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hilton Hotel (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Majestic Theatre, Hoblitzelle, Karl St. John, and Titche--Goettinger Department Store.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006664. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.