Government District, Dallas
Neighborhood in Dallas, Texas
Place in Texas, United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Dallas |
| City | Dallas |
| Area | Downtown |
| Elevation | 430 ft (130 m) |
| ZIP code | 75201, 75202 |
| Area code(s) | 214, 469, 972 |
The Government District is an area in south-central downtown Dallas, Texas (USA). It lies south of the Main Street District, southeast of the West End Historic District, north of the Convention Center District, west of the Farmers Market District, and east of the Reunion District.
Notable structures
The district is home to Dallas City Hall, the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, and several other local, regional, state, and federal government buildings. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, which exercises original jurisdiction over 100 counties in North and West Texas, convenes in the Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse in the district. The same building additionally houses United States Bankruptcy and Magistrate Courts and a United States Attorney office. The historic Santa Fe Freight Terminal also lies in this district, stretching from Young to Commerce Street.
Education
The district is zoned to schools in the Dallas Independent School District.
Residents of the district are zoned to City Park Elementary School, Billy Earl Dade Middle School, and James Madison High School.[1]
References
- ^ Dallas ISD - 2006 School Feeder Patterns Archived 2007-04-09 at the Wayback Machine - James Madison High School Archived 2007-02-05 at the Wayback Machine. (Maps: ES: City Park Archived 2007-06-20 at the Wayback Machine; MS: Dade Archived 2007-06-20 at the Wayback Machine; HS: Madison Archived 2007-06-20 at the Wayback Machine.) Retrieved 31 December 2006.
Bryan Place
Cedars
Deep Ellum
Oak Lawn
State Thomas
Uptown
Victory Park
Arts District
City Center District
Convention Center District
Farmers Market District
Government District
Main Street District
Reunion District
West End Historic District
Districts of downtown Dallas
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Only items within the "Loop" are listed.
- Arts District
- City Center District
- Convention Center District
- Farmers Market District
- Government District
- Main Street District
- Reunion District
- West End Historic District
- Dallas Downtown Historic District
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and complexes
- 1600 Pacific Tower (LTV Tower) (Hilton Garden Inn)
- 1700 Pacific
- 2100 Ross Avenue
- Adolphus Hotel
- Bank of America Plaza
- Bryan Tower
- Chase Tower
- Comerica Bank Tower
- Corrigan Tower
- Dallas Hilton (Hotel Indigo)
- Davis Building
- Energy Plaza
- First National Bank Tower
- Fountain Place
- Hyatt Regency Dallas
- The Joule Hotel
- Kirby Building
- KPMG Centre
- Magnolia Hotel
- Mercantile Commerce Building (AC Hotel; Residence Inn)
- Mercantile Continental Building
- Mercantile National Bank Building
- Museum Tower
- Omni Dallas Hotel
- One Arts Plaza
- One Dallas Center
- One Main Place (Westin Hotel)
- Pacific Place
- Plaza of the Americas
- Renaissance Tower
- Republic Center
- Reunion Tower
- Ross Tower
- Salazar Center
- Santa Fe Terminal Complex
- Sheraton Dallas Hotel
- Statler Hotel & Residences
- Thanksgiving Tower
- Tower Petroleum Building (Cambria Hotel Dallas)
- Trammell Crow Center
- Whitacre Tower
buildings
- Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe
- Fellowship Church
- First Baptist Church
- First Presbyterian Church of Dallas
- First United Methodist Church
- St. Jude Chapel
- St. Paul United Methodist Church
landmarks
- AT&T Performing Arts Center
- Butler Brothers Building
- Citywalk@Akard
- Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse
- Dallas City Hall
- Dallas County Courthouse (Old Red)
- Dawson State Jail (closed)
- Dallas Farmers Market
- Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
- Dallas Municipal Building
- Dallas Museum of Art
- Dallas Pedestrian Network
- Dallas Scottish Rite Temple
- Dallas World Aquarium
- Dal-Tex Building
- Dealey Plaza
- Fairmont Hotel Dallas
- Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial
- Majestic Theatre
- Manor House Apartments
- Mayflower Building
- Moody Performance Hall
- Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
- Nasher Sculpture Center
- Neiman Marcus Building
- Old Dallas Central Library (The Dallas Morning News)
- Pioneer Plaza
- Pioneer Park Cemetery
- Sanger Harris Building (Dallas Area Rapid Transit)
- Texas School Book Depository (Dallas County Administration Building)
- Thanks-Giving Square
- Titche–Goettinger Building
- Wilson Building
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First Baptist Academy of Dallas was previously in Downtown Dallas
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32°46′37″N 96°47′49″W / 32.777°N 96.797°W / 32.777; -96.797
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