Dallas County Administration Building Sixth Floor Museum
This is the view from the window from which an assassin fired the shots that killed president john f.
Dallas county administration building sixth floor museum. Oswald an employee at the depository allegedly shot and killed president kennedy from a sixth floor. The sixth floor. The sixth floor museum is a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization that depends upon the generosity of donors for support. Previously the building was used as the texas school book depository.
It is the second most populous county in texas and the ninth most populous in the united states. Its county seat is dallas which is also the third largest city in texas and the ninth largest city in the united states. The sixth floor museum at dealey plaza is located on the sixth floor of the dallas county administration building formerly the texas school book depository in downtown dallas texas overlooking dealey plaza at the intersection of elm and houston streets. The museum examines the life times death.
Kennedy on november 22 1963. The dallas county administration building was dedicated on march 29 1981. The sixth floor museum at dealey plaza is located on the sixth floor of the dallas county administration building formerly the texas school book depository. The building itself is actually the dallas county administration building below the sixth floor that is used as the museum.
Kennedy and is located at the very spot from. The museum was found in around 1989. Dallas county is a county located in the u s. The sixth floor museum at dealey plaza is located on the sixth floor of the dallas county administration building formerly the texas school book depository in downtown dallas texas overlooking dealey plaza at the intersection of elm and houston streets the museum examines the life times death and legacy of united states president john f.
A commissioners courtroom the seat of dallas county government was opened as well as office space on the second floor. 411 elm street dallas tx 75202. This museum about the kennedy assassination is located in what was the book depository building now the dallas county administration building from where president kennedy was shot. Kennedy and severely wounded texas governor john connally as the presidential.
The museum examines the life times. It was the dallas county historical foundation that initiated the founding of this john f. In cooperation with the sixth floor museum at dealey plaza earthcam has placed a live hd streaming webcam in the southeast corner window of the sixth floor in the former texas school book depository in dallas.