Old Red Courthouse – the sad years modifications
The Dallas County Courthouse (Old Red) was slowly transformed in to a character-less shell of its former self throughout the 20th century. First, [...]
Old Red and the clock tower
The original design for the Dallas County Courthouse called for a 90’ tall clock tower made of sandstone* and granite. Inside this clock [...]
Old Red and the wyvern
HissssRawwwrrr! I have no idea what sound a wyvern actually makes. Wyverns are eloquently described as ‘bi-pedal winged dragons with an arrow shaped [...]
Old Red sans clock tower
Max Orlopp, the architect behind Old Red, opened an architecture firm in Dallas by 1917. The firm is listed as Orlopp & Orlopp [...]
Old Red design, Private Home Edition
Max A Orlopp didn’t just design fancy-pants courthouses like Old Red Museum in Dallas. If you had enough money, you could hire him [...]
Old Red Architect
Who is this hottie? Maximillian A Orlopp, Jr! The architect behind the Old Red Museum. Max A Orlopp was schooled at the US [...]