Fair Park, General Exhibits Building, Northeast of Parry & Second Avenues, Dallas, Dallas County, TX

Significance: The General Exhibits Building dates from 1905, when the original structure was designed by James Flanders in the Spanish Romanesque style. The building was enlarged and modernized for the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition by the Centennial Corporation (architect George Dahl and staff). During the Exposition, the building contained exhibits associated with the transportation industry. The new adjoining Chrysler Building featured Chrysler automobiles. Presently known as the Centennial Building, the structure is used as exhibition space during the annual state fair of Texas...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-203
Survey number: HABS TX-3336-B
Building/structure dates: 1905 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1936 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 86003488