{"nrhp_refnum":"00000247","name":"Old Town Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Sanford, Elm, North, Prairie and Oak Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Arlington","county":"Tarrant County","state":"TX","lat":32.74104931100007,"lon":-97.10161696466747,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-03-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district of about seven blocks at the northern edge of Arlington's Original Town plat in Tarrant County, Texas, with frame and brick houses built between about 1890 and about 1950. It includes 74 contributing resources out of 143.","why_significant":"The district is one of the last surviving collections of late 19th to mid-20th century residential properties in Arlington. It reflects community growth driven by rail and interurban service, and it holds good local examples of L-plan houses alongside bungalows, Tudor cottages and postwar housing. It qualifies for community development and architecture.","narrative":"Old Town Historic District is a residential neighborhood of roughly seven blocks on the northern edge of Arlington's original 1876 town plat and several early additions. Its frame and brick houses, most built between about 1890 and about 1950, sit on generous lots shaded by large oak trees. Building types range from L-plan and hall-parlor cottages to Craftsman and Prairie-influenced bungalows, Tudor Revival cottages and modest postwar houses. Garage apartments and outbuildings add to the setting, and the 1938 Kooken School anchors Center Street. The neighborhood grew after rail service arrived in 1876 and interurban service to Dallas and Fort Worth began in 1902, drawing merchants, professionals, farmers, salesmen and wage earners. Subdivisions such as the Fitzhugh and Collins Addition were platted to meet demand. Because suburban development after 1950 reshaped much of the city, this enclave is a rare surviving example of Arlington's early residential character, and it was recognized for its community development and architecture.","period_of_significance":"c.1890-c.1950","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Queen Anne; Colonial Revival; Bungalow; Art Moderne; L-plan house; No Style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Current functions remain domestic and educational; the form notes some rehabilitation, some loss of housing near the school and church parking, and nearby automobile dealerships and apartments outside the boundary.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.737521-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/9/9700/40970009/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/00000247.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000247/a640490c72-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000247/a640490c72-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Town_Historic_District.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Town_Historic_District.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970009","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109999748"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/tarrant-county/old-town-historic-district-00000247/"}