North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District

Historic district in Texas, United States

United States historic place
North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District
300 block W. 7th St. in 2012
32°44′50″N 96°49′42″W / 32.74722°N 96.82833°W / 32.74722; -96.82833
Area12 acres (4.9 ha)
Architectural stylePrimarily Vernacular
MPSOak Cliff MPS[1] (64500648)
NRHP reference No.94000608
Added to NRHP17 June 1994[2]

North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District is located in Dallas, Texas (USA).

Description and history

North Bishop Avenue is the only street in the Oak Cliff neighborhood that can be considered a boulevard.[3] The district is within the Hillside Addition, one of several sub–divisions built by the Dallas Land and Loan Company which was headed by the founder of Oak Cliff, Thomas Marsalis. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 17, 1994 as a part of the "Oak Cliff Multiple Property Submission".[4][5]

Modern times

Bike lanes and period lighting have been added to the Avenue and recent development has been architecturally appropriate and scaled to fit the historical neighborhood.[3] The district is essentially the same as the Bishop Arts District. Tax incentives may be available to neighborhoods listed on the National Register but there is no legal protection from destruction, there are no local laws that provide such protection for the North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District.[6]

Photo gallery

Photographs of the historic district
  • Old brick commercial building with signage "Bishop Arts District" above several of the shops (2012)
    Old brick commercial building with signage "Bishop Arts District" above several of the shops (2012)
  • Tree lined streets with broad walkways on Bishop Avenue (2012)
    Tree lined streets with broad walkways on Bishop Avenue (2012)
  • Historic brick building with stepped parapet (2012)
    Historic brick building with stepped parapet (2012)
Photography: Renelibrary (2012)

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – Oak Cliff MPS (#64500648)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System – North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District (#94000608)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Amonett, Michael; Quintans, Alicia. "8. N. Bishop Ave. and the Miller-Stemmons National Register Historic District c.1910 - 1930's". At–Risk Structures. Heritage Oak Cliff. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  4. ^ Hardy, Daniel (June 17, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District". National Register of Historic Places. Washington, D.C., USA: National Park Service. Retrieved February 25, 2020 – via National Archives and Records Administration.
  5. ^ Hardy, Daniel; Jones, W. Dwayne (June 17, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form: Oak Cliff MPS" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. Washington, D.C., USA: National Park Service. Retrieved February 25, 2020 – via Texas Historic Sites Atlas. (includes Return/Evaluation Sheet). Copy at NRHP.
  6. ^ Stone, Rachel (October 15, 2014). "National historic sites not protected under local law". Oak Cliff Advocate. Retrieved February 25, 2020.

External links

  • Media related to North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District at Wikimedia Commons
  • "Details for North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District: National Register Listing". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. Atlas No. 2094000608. – photo at images tab
  • Bishop Arts District
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