Tarrant County Criminal Courts Building

Historical marker location:

300 W. Belknap, Fort Worth, Texas

( 200 W. Belknap, Fort Worth)

Marker installed: 1984

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.

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