{"nrhp_refnum":"79002930","name":"South Boulevard-Park Row Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"South Blvd. and Park Row from Central","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dallas","county":"Dallas County","state":"TX","lat":32.76856659100005,"lon":-96.7724646345358,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-02-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district of 116 houses along four blocks each of South Boulevard and Park Row in near southeast Dallas, Texas, developed in the early twentieth century, plus the 1938 Tiferet Israel Synagogue on Grand Avenue.","why_significant":"It is one of the few relatively intact early twentieth century neighborhoods left in Dallas, with Prairie Style, bungalow, Mission Revival, Georgian Revival and neo-classical houses by prominent regional architects. It was the social, cultural and religious center of Dallas's Jewish community in the 1920s, and later became a prominent neighborhood for the city's Black professionals.","narrative":"Along four blocks each of South Boulevard and Park Row in near southeast Dallas sits a neighborhood of 116 houses built as stylish homes for the city's new business leaders in the early twentieth century. Larger, architect-designed two-story houses line South Boulevard, while smaller bungalows are concentrated on Park Row. Styles include Prairie, Mission Revival, late Georgian Revival and neo-classical, with several eclectic designs. Prominent regional architects worked here, including H.A. Overbeck and Howard Myers, who designed the 1938 Tiferet Israel Synagogue. The neighborhood grew rapidly after Temple Emanuel moved to South Boulevard in 1913, and by the 1920s it was the center of Dallas's Jewish social and religious life. Herbert Marcus, co-founder of Neiman Marcus, lived at 2620 South Boulevard. After the synagogues relocated in the early 1950s, many well-to-do Black families, including educators, lawyers and clergy, bought homes here. The district is listed for its architecture and its role in the city's development.","period_of_significance":"1900-1925","architect_builder":"Howard Myers (Tiferet Israel Synagogue); H.A. Overbeck (Levi House); firms active in the area include Lang & Witchell, Hubbel and Greene, George Dahl, Roscoe DeWitt and Hal Thompson","architectural_style":"Prairie Style, bungalow, Mission Revival, late Georgian Revival and neo-classical, with eclectic examples","criteria":[],"status_note":"Most structures are in good condition, with several undergoing rehabilitation and a few standing vacant. The synagogue building currently functions as an artist's studio.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.184116-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/47/9716/40971647/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/79002930.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002930/50ce37b1ea-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002930/50ce37b1ea-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SouthBlvdParkRowDistrict1.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:SouthBlvdParkRowDistrict1.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971647","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Boulevard%E2%80%93Park_Row_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7566354"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/dallas-county/south-boulevard-park-row-historic-district-79002930/"}