{"nrhp_refnum":"08001299","name":"Dallas Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Bounded by Jackson, North Hardwood Commerce, N.-S. line between S. Pearl Exwy., and S. Hardwood Canton","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dallas","county":"Dallas County","state":"TX","lat":32.78169219000006,"lon":-96.79510379309424,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-01-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A boundary increase to the Dallas Downtown Historic District, covering a commercial and industrial area at the south-east edge of downtown Dallas, Texas, roughly bounded by Jackson, Harwood, Canton and South Ervay Streets. Its buildings date from 1911 to 1958.","why_significant":"The area is nominated under Criterion A for commerce and Criterion C for architecture, both at the local level. It shows how a residential neighborhood became a commercial and industrial zone supporting downtown Dallas, with businesses such as film exchanges, printing, warehousing, automobile services and utilities. It also holds religious and fraternal buildings and examples of Zigzag Moderne, Art Moderne, Venetian Gothic and mid-century Modern design by leading architects.","narrative":"This boundary increase adds a section of south-east downtown Dallas to an existing historic district. The area, bounded roughly by Jackson, Harwood, Canton and South Ervay Streets, began as a residential neighborhood in the 1880s and was later reshaped by the growth of downtown into a commercial and industrial zone. Its 22 contributing resources, built between 1911 and 1958, include modest one- and two-story commercial buildings, film distribution offices, printing and utility facilities, and prominent church and fraternal buildings such as the Scottish Rite Cathedral and the Masonic Temple. Styles range from Neoclassical and Venetian Gothic to Zigzag Moderne, Art Moderne and mid-century Modern. The Warner Brothers film exchange of 1929 is noted as a leading Zigzag Moderne example and for Robert Johnson's 1937 recording sessions. The area was listed for its local significance in commerce and architecture. Twelve buildings are noncontributing because of age or alteration.","period_of_significance":"1911-1958","architect_builder":"Ahlschlager, Walter; Flint and Broad, Fooshe and Cheek, Hubble and Greene; Hill, Charles, D.; Mauran, Russell and Crowe; Harwood K. Smith and Partners, Weiss, Dreyfous and Seiffert.","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals (Neoclassical, Beaux Arts, Venetian Gothic, Romanesque Revival); Commercial Style; Modern Movement (Art Deco, Modern); 1-part and 2-part commercial blocks","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Mixed current uses including business, warehouse, church, social services and utility service; some buildings are vacant, such as the Warner Brothers Film Building.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.804185-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/15/9717/40971715/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/08001299.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08001299/ce558b523d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08001299/ce558b523d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"nonsisamai - Emanuela Errico from dallas, USAOfficial website","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Historic_district_-_dallas,_texas.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">nonsisamai - Emanuela Errico from dallas, USAOfficial website</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Historic_district_-_dallas,_texas.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"04000894","name":"Dallas Downtown Historic District (Additional Documentation)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/dallas-downtown-historic-district-additional-documentation-04000894/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971715","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Downtown_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5211326"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/dallas-county/dallas-downtown-historic-district-boundary-increase-08001299/"}