​Tarrant County
​Criminal Courts Building

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Marker No: 5196

Medallion & Plate

Texas Historic Landmark

Geographic: 32.757523, -97.334160

Location: 200 West Belknap Street, Fort Worth

Marker Text: ​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. (1983)