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Built in 1917-18, this structure is located on land upon which old Camp Worth was constructed in 1849. The noted Fort Worth architectural firm of Sanguinet and Staats designed the building, incorporating elements of the Beaux Arts and Classical Revival styles. In addition to a criminal courtroom, it originally housed the jail and gallows, a jail hospital, mental wards, and offices for the Sheriff, District Attorney, and District Clerk.
Tarrant County Criminal Courts Building is a historical marker in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1984. 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, -97.3348 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 The Fort Worth Hotel, Tarrant County Courthouse, and Paddock Viaduct.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439005196. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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