The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-20
THE NEW COURT HOUSE.
The Charrcd Remains of the Old
Building Transformed Into %
beautiful Temple OF
Justice.


Justice.
In February last our court house, ther
considered one of the most comedy and com.
modious public buildings in Texas, was
burned from the second story to and in,
GLIDING the roof and dome. The ground
rooms we're flooded with water, blackcnec
with smoke and soiled with debris. 1t wal
uninsured, and therefore dead loss TO Dallas
county.
The county commissioners were immedi
ately called together in extraordinary session
to consider the loss and order repairs. Whor
they met they were of opinion TO put up
structure somewhat on the order Of the ole
one. But some of the commissioners, notabl,
Col. VIM. j. Keller, urged that the new
building be OF finer, more roomy and SNOWY
pretensions He so persistently at that anC
subsequent meetings, urged the matter, he
carried his point, resulting in what is descrb
ed below. The
EXTREME ELEVATION
from ground to top of dome is just 12O feet
with four outside granite walls ll0xG6 feet
mounted by n IA foot mansard roof which is
surmounted by an iron crestinr and pierced
with dormor windows. Rising from the
apex of the msnsard is main tower 81 fee
high. In the center If the north wing anC
in front Of the man is smaller tower and or
the south center another OK,
actly like it. The outer style of the architec
ture is what has of late years become quite
fashionable IN public buildings in America,
eonipr1,iliso pe'Weeh Soriitaai ahC
lnouo'ni ino "lo.o 70 'l"es,'o, ye. NY Vu'
SUI VI e'u'nSy 40 soeti it1'h Ile s.reels poiow
anu' ;or vouf' noueo, .a9 enee' 70 cor'a,il!N
p,oas"s' 90 i" uoGs ',Vo uop"'' i'Jm PM
.o. 1eHso 10 s III sooi III 'no uicl'
.eosu.o u p'''a.u .o I 1uu suiili'et
lesorls. !" m cour' house III looks as wei
az III n''iio' nefo "re !" 'ho wholo S'ruc'
'ufe r,o,,u, .o,.n ,,,,,,.,.
S'"Hi W" "i'Do"9'
THOSE around the large court rooms being
doubly large and quite ample to give the
most perfect ventilation. 1t is covered with
galvanized IRON ana metallic shingles, with
each cniuiey sneIVereu WIN patent spark
"'ies'e'' m o No.
il'n "HooNp L'oN'
lheIe "lu lour IouVie 9ooFa !"c entrance
rooos y,9 Tnx colloclor's ot,co tho Ia
If tha .raasurer cIerx Of the 1is,r;ct oom.
nler, of the county court ,he,;g,s oajns
county a,,ornov,s ofice md cnmn1ission.rs'
court room--all magnificent rooms From,
tb;s goor osoond to,o sto;rn,a,,s ~ a,,,i,,,a,,,
rail with nne nia,sorm IN tbo 0''''''''0"E
1852 "''' V''O i,,',',., w '
SECOND stoRi'
ing whole east uiViSioh' or nall iiXoZ
trict cont room in TnyaS TSn ns;jinn W.; !,
docorsted WITH vory beavv r;hhod naval a,o, .
e;cb,oon ;ncbas dcon s,nnort;nr a hr"ol,n,
fnisb and from Which at rronSr 1;s,annos
anart nona 6yo a,ahnroto al ,,os,;"o ' "ha',
dplers The hsr ra;laS sron' th" amai,o u"a
os 10 tha indao,o stand fron, tha iam
walnut desks with gas jets on either side.
There are five jury rooms upon this floor,
two in the center and three in the rear of
'ne
M. Wv" 0o"'
ihis room is iortl'two icet square ana
snvl ny snlal.er' ~ OF Tue same general hnlsh
us INC uiS'rie' court quarters
THIRD STORY
The western division ofthis floor is cut in.
10 3Ox50 foot room intended for tho accom-.
mediation of the court of appeals. There is
a room on the east precisely like il for the
supreme court of Texas. provided we ever
get these courts here.
There Is fine. spacious hall between two
one grand Jury aud several pettv
Jury rooms on the right left and rear.
r,,r ro,,pn
'0"""'
Az the base are Tour large windows from
Which view OF forty miles over the sur
rounding country can % mad and almost
'Very iarm IN 'a'ias county Located with ac-
,,uracy' as wei as every mouse and cabin in
me cry counted In TINS tower will DO
erected q MASSIVE
CLOCK,
me hundred fact above ground with face.
,ipbt feet in diameter. and n he'll which "sn
20 heard four miles '' N'''
WHO MERE THE BUILDERS.