Dallas County Criminal Courts Bldg.

Dallas County Criminal Courts Building This site was purchased by Dallas County in 1913 for a new jail and courts building, designed by local architect H. A. Overbeck (1861 - 1942). The steel-framed building, finished in 1915 at a cost of $585,982, is clad with granite, terra cotta, and brick, exhibiting Renaissance Revival styling. The upper six floors housed the jail, designed for 200 prisoners. Two large district courtrooms on the second floor suspended jury trials during summer months until air conditioning was installed in 1951. In 1964 Jack Ruby (1911 - 1967) was tried in the east courtroom for killing assassination suspect Lee Harvey Oswald (1939 - 1963). Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1986

Dallas County Criminal Courts Bldg. is a historical marker in Dallas, Dallas County, dedicated in 1986. 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 32.7790, -96.8077 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dallas County Courthouse (courthouse), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Dallas County Courthouse, Dallas County Records Building, and Dallas County Courthouse (1892).

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006667. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.