![]() clock tower restored in 2007 |
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Next Meeting The next Dallas County Historical Commission meeting will be Thursday, June 11, 2009, at noon. The meeting will be held at the County Commissioners' Courtroom at 411 Elm Street in Dallas. |
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Historical Marker Procedures The Texas Historical Commission's 2010 marker applications will be available late summer, 2009. Applications and procedures are available on the THC website at: http://www.thc.state.tx.us/markerdesigs/madmark.shtml
Please contact us for more information. |
| The Dallas County Historical Commission consists of volunteer
members appointed to two-year terms by the Dallas County Commissioners
Court. The Commission is an arm of the Dallas County
government.
Funding for Commission programs is received from grants,
tax deductible donations, and fund-raising events. Meetings are held
on the second Thursday of each calendar month, except July, and are open to the
public. Contact Rick Loessberg (see below) for meeting times and places or for
additional information.
Commission Members |
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Chairman Dallas |
Ann Spillman Vice Chairman Highland Park |
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Don Baynham Mesquite |
Charles Brown Irving |
Clare Chaney Dallas |
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Nelda Gentsch Garland |
Laurie Johnson Grand Prairie |
Ricardo Ortiz Dallas |
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Charles Powers Dallas |
Robert Reagan Dallas |
Phillip Williams Dallas |
Wheelice Wilson Coppell |
Linda Zander Dallas |
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Commissioners Court Liaison:
Coordinator for Planning and Development Dallas County Commissioners Court 411 Elm Street, 3rd Floor Dallas, Texas 75202-3301 (214) 653-7601 (214) 653-7057 (fax) |
Objectives
| The purpose of the Commission is to advise the County Commissioner's Court on matters pertaining to historical preservation and to initiate and conduct programs and activities to assist in the preservation of Dallas County's historical heritage. The Commission works closely with the Texas Historical Commission in Austin, a state funded agency charged with coordinating and promoting local historical preservation efforts statewide. |
| Click here for a historical photo of the Old Red Courthouse and an article on Dallas County as republished from the New Handbook of Texas (Austin 1996) with permission from the Texas State Historical Association. |
This site prepared by Commission member Buddy Frazer
(3310 as of 12/28/01; 5085 on 5/29/02; 10800 on
1/27/04)