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Designed by firm of Gunn & Curtis and built by the Probst Construction Company of Chicago, 1893-1895. This red Texas granite building, in Renaissance Revival style, closely resembles the Texas State Capital 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.
Tarrant County Courthouse is a historical marker in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1969. It is one of 358 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 501 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7573, -97.3331 near Fort Worth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Worth "Where the West Begins" (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Eastern Cattle Trail, Tarrant County Criminal Courts Building, and The Fort Worth Hotel.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439005195. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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