Tarrant County Courthouse, County courthouse in Downtown Fort Worth, Texas.
Tarrant County Courthouse is a county judicial building constructed of pink Texas granite with a steel frame structure, rising prominently above Weatherford Street with a central dome and clock tower. The structure displays detailed stonework and ornamental features characteristic of revival architecture from its era.
Designed by the firm of Frederick C. Gunn and Louis Curtiss and built by Chicago's Probst Construction Company between 1893 and 1895, the courthouse cost $408,840. Citizens judged the sum so extravagant that a new County Commissioners' Court was elected in 1894. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 under reference 70000762, and a $4.5 million renovation of the clock tower was completed in 2012.
The courthouse houses the Tarrant County clerk's office, probate and county courts at law, a law library and the county facilities management department. Its design by Gunn and Curtiss closely follows the Texas State Capitol, except for the clock tower. In the CBS crime drama Walker, Texas Ranger, the building served as the main setting, housing the Ranger office.
Multiple entrances provide access to the building, with parking available at the City Center Garage and Tarrant County Parking Garage nearby. Visiting during daytime hours when courts are in session works best for viewing the interiors and observing the building's activity.
The courthouse served as the main setting for the CBS crime drama Walker, Texas Ranger, housing the Ranger office. Its design closely follows the Texas State Capitol in Austin, with the clock tower as the main difference. The building entered the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 under reference number 70000762.
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