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Hall of State – Fair Park. Address. 3939 Grand Ave., Dallas, Texas 75210. Hours. The Hall of State and The Dallas Historical Society’s exhibits are free and open to the public: Tuesday – Saturday. 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Sundays.
Hall of State. 26 reviews. #80 of 469 things to do in Dallas. Architectural Buildings. Write a review. About. Built by the State of Texas for the 1936 Centennial Exposition, the Hall of State is the crown jewel of Fair Park and has hosted events honoring presidents, royalty, heads of state, and other dignitaries for over seventy years.
Apr 28, 2016 · The Hall of State, a museum, archive, and reference library, was erected in 1936 at a cost of about $1.2 million by the state of Texas at Fair Park in Dallas to house the exhibits of the Texas Centennial Exposition and the Greater Texas and Pan-American Exposition of 1937. The structure, designed by eleven Texas architects, is characterized as Art Deco.
For Dallas’ Hall of State, ‘Remember the Alamo’ means a sprawling, 2,000-piece centennial exhibit Pennsylvania artist Thomas Feely chose to debut the work in Dallas and not at the Alamo in ...
Mar 11, 2021 · Online Special Events. Special virtual program exploring the restoration of the magnificent Hall of State at Fair Park. The Hall of State was built as the showpiece of the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition and remains one of the outstanding examples of Art Deco design in the United States.
The Hall of State at Fair Park Dallas Texas - Special Events. The front doors of the Hall of State open into a semi-circular hall that holds six bronze statues of those who helped create the Republic of Texas. Sculptor Pompeo Coppini shows each hero either in a characteristic stance or at a decisive moment in his life.
2.41 MILES. Dallas is one of the world's biggest convention cities, and its convention center boasts more than a million sq ft of exhibit space. Fair Park is full of superb 1930s art-deco architecture, none of it quite as inspired as this tribute to all things Texan. The Hall of Heroes pays homage….
