{"nrhp_refnum":"95000310","name":"Mary Apartments","other_names":["Phase IV--East Dallas DAL/DA 15"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"4524 Live Oak","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dallas","county":"Dallas County","state":"TX","lat":32.799616239000045,"lon":-96.77533646799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-03-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, H-shaped, multi-family apartment building at 4524 Live Oak Street in East Dallas, Texas, built in 1925 with Tudor Revival detailing. The architect and builder are unknown.","why_significant":"The building is nominated under Criterion C for architecture at the local level. Its site plan is unusual, with the apartments facing a central courtyard rather than the street. Its English-influenced, picturesque design gives it a domestic feel unlike more utilitarian apartment buildings of the period. It is also a somewhat rare multi-family example of Tudor Revival, a style mostly used for single-family houses in Dallas.","narrative":"Built in 1925 at 4524 Live Oak Street in Dallas, this two-story apartment building holds twelve units arranged in an H-shaped plan around a recessed central courtyard. Wood-frame construction with brick veneer is topped by a multi-gabled asphalt-shingle roof, and some gable ends use stucco and wood to create a half-timbered look. Exterior brick chimneys, round-arched entries set into the sweeping roof extensions, and double-hung windows add to its Tudor Revival character. A c. 1960 garage at the rear does not contribute to the property's significance. The building matters as an early example of the apartment buildings that began replacing East Dallas's Victorian-era mansions and single-family homes after World War I. Its courtyard layout, with apartments facing each other instead of the street, sets it apart from other apartment buildings of the time. Tudor Revival was usually applied to single-family houses, so its use here is relatively uncommon. The building remains largely unaltered, though in fair condition.","period_of_significance":"1925","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Tudor Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as in only fair condition, virtually unaltered, with a high degree of integrity; the grounds are overgrown and somewhat neglected. Current function is still multiple dwelling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.679041-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/82/9686/40968682/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/95000310.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000310/20c8920d89-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000310/20c8920d89-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mary_Apartments.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:Mary_Apartments.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968682","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000918"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/dallas-county/mary-apartments-95000310/"}