by erin@altarmedia.co | Apr 21, 2026 | Historic Buildings
The Polk County Courthouse was built during 1898-1900. This is the third courthouse for Polk County, the first having been built north of the La Creole River (so designated on old maps) during the 1840s. While no rendering or photo exists of the building, it was...
by erin@altarmedia.co | Apr 21, 2026 | Historic Buildings
The City of Dallas was incorporated as a town in 1874. Its first City Hall was built on the corner of Church and Court streets where the Carnegie Library building is today. That first building contained a holding cell for prisoners, a fire engine room, a...
by erin@altarmedia.co | Jan 14, 2026 | Historic Buildings
This building and its west side conjoined twin at 904 Main Street are likely the most prominent and photographed of the private buildings in the Dallas Downtown Historic District. What may well be the most publicized and evocative photo of the old downtown is of...
by erin@altarmedia.co | Apr 21, 2026 | Historic Buildings
This building was at one time the site of the Dallas Post Office. The first post office in Dallas was established on October 22, 1852 and was located north of the La Creole River at Orchard and Ellendale Avenues. The first postmaster was John E....
by erin@altarmedia.co | Apr 21, 2026 | Historic Buildings
In June 1904, Portland partners R. W. Hoyt, R. L. Durham, J. Frank Watson, George W. Hoyt, and S. C. Catching formed the Dallas National Bank with $25,000 in capital to compete with the Dallas City Bank. In September 1904, the partners leased the location of the...
by erin@altarmedia.co | Feb 19, 2026 | Historic Buildings
In the period dating back to at least 1884 and forward to at least 1905, this property was the site of a small, wood frame house in the middle of an otherwise vacant lot. At some point before 1913, the current single-story brick commercial building was erected...
