Due to ongoing repairs, only select departments are open at the Dallas County Records Building today. If you need in-person assistance, please call to confirm operational status before traveling to the building. We encourage you to visit our website for the latest information and daily operations.
In observance of Labor Day, Dallas County offices will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2026.
Dallas County is under a Burn Ban starting July 27, 2026, in effect for 90 days.
DALLAS COUNTY ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE.

THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 22.02 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $29.08.

Historical Commission

Links to Other Organizations

Records Building - 500 Elm Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75202
Phone: (214) 413-4232 | E-mail: DCHC@dallascounty.org

Historical Organizations

Name of OrganizationWebsitePhone Number(s)Email
City of Carrollton Historic Preservation Advisory Committee (HPAC)N/A(972) 466-3085heather.smith@cityofcarrollton.com
Coppell Historical Societyhttps://www.coppellhistoricalsociety.orgN/Ainfo@coppellhistoricalsociety.org
Dallas Historical Societyhttps://www.dallashistory.org/(214) 421-4500director@dallashistory.org
Dallas Jewish Historical Societyhttps://djhs.org/(214) 239-7120info@djhs.org
Dallas Mexican American Historical Leaguehttps://www.dmahl.org/N/AMembership & Meetings:
JuanabundioRC83@gmail.com
DeSoto Historical Foundationhttps://www.desototexas.gov/(972) 230-9635kbauer@desototexas.gov
Duncanville Historical SocietyN/A(972) 709-8714 N/A
Grand Prairie Historical Organizationhttps://gphotx.org/(972) 639-3388museum@gphotx.org
Heritage Oak Cliffhttps://heritageoakcliff.org/N/Aheritageoakcliff@heritageoakcliff.org
Hispanic Organization for Genealogy & Researchhttps://www.hogardedallas.org/(940) 600-7494susanpvega61@yahoo.com
Historic Mesquite Inc.https://www.cityofmesquite.com/(972) 216-6468HistoricMesquite@CityofMesquite.com
The Irving Heritage Societyhttp://www.irvingheritage.com/(972) 252-3838irvingheritagesociety@yahoo.com
Junius Heights Historic Districthttp://www.juniusheights.org/N/Ajuniusheightshd@gmail.com
Munger Place Historic District Associationhttps://www.mungerplace.com/N/Apresident@mungerplace.com
Park Cities Historic and Preservation Societyhttps://preservationparkcities.org/(214) 528-0021info@preservationparkcities.org
Peters Colony Historical Societyhttp://peterscolonyhistoricalsociety.com/N/AEdwardLynnWilliams@gmail.com
Preservation Dallashttps://preservationdallas.org/(214) 821-3290N/A
Richardson Historical Societyhttp://www.richardsontxhgs.org/N/Aadmin@richardsontxhgs.org
Rowlett Historical SocietyN/A(972) 475-8915N/A
Sachse Historical Societyhttps://sachsehistoricalsociety.com/(972) 496-6577Sachsemuseum@gmail.com
Swiss Avenue Historic Districthttps://www.sahd.org/N/Alauraduty@icloud.com

Museums/Historical Parks/Historical Cemeteries

Name of OrganizationWebsitePhone Number(s)Email
A.W. Perry Homestead Museumhttps://www.cityofcarrollton.com/(972) 466-6380parksadmin@cityofcarrollton.com
African American Museumhttps://aamdallas.org/(214) 565-9026info@aamdallas.org
Cavanaugh Flight Museum - Addisonhttps://cavflight.org/(972) 380-8800N/A
Cedar Hill Museum of Historyhttps://cedarhillmuseum.com/(972) 293-3806Karen@cedarhillmuseum.com
Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Parkhttps://oldcityparkdallas.org/Main:
(214) 421-5141

Ticket Office/Museum Store:
(214) 413-3679		mmeadows@oldcityparkdallas.org
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museumhttps://www.dhhrm.org/(214) 741-7500info@dhhrm.org
Farmers Branch Historical Parkhttps://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/(972) 406-0184FBPARD@farmersbranchtx.gov
Frontiers of Flight Museumhttps://www.flightmuseum.com/(214) 350-3600info@flightmuseum.com
Garland Landmark Society Inc. and Museum https://www.garlandhistorical.org/(972) 205-2996glsadmin@garlandhistorical.org
Jackie Townsell Bear Creek Heritage Centerhttps://www.irvingarchivesandmuseum.com/(972) 721-4754info@irvingarchivesandmuseum.com
Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plazahttps://www.jfk.org/(214) 747-6660info@jfk.org