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Description from the Dallas Historical Society web site.

Located on Houston Street, this structure is made of red sandstone and blue granite. It is the fifth courthouse to occupy the site, and cost the princely sum of $300,000. The architects Orlopp and Kusener were from Little Rock. The courthouse constituted the center of town for many years. Originally there was a huge clock tower on top, but in 1919 the tower was removed because the reverberations from the three-ton bell were so loud that it was feared they would damage the building's structure. The courthouse is on property donated by John Neely Bryan with the understanding that it would revert to the family if ever used for anything but the seat of county government. Dallas became the permanent county seat in the 1850 election. The building is being renovated and now houses the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau Visitor Information Center.

• Built in the Romanesque style with Pecos red sandstone, and Texas red granite, and Arkansas blue granite.