{"nrhp_refnum":"99001023","name":"Charnwood Residential Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by E Houston, RR tracks, E Wells, S Donnybrook, E Dobbs, and S Broadway","address_restricted":false,"city":"Tyler","county":"Smith County","state":"TX","lat":32.34119966900005,"lon":-95.29737135414646,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-08-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 12-block residential historic district about half a mile south of the original town square in Tyler, Smith County, Texas. It covers roughly 59.5 acres and has 331 resources, most built between about 1870 and 1950.","why_significant":"The district shows how a South Tyler neighborhood grew from 1860s homesteads into a varied residential area. It has a few large architect-designed houses on Charnwood Avenue, many modest revival-style and bungalow homes built by local craftsmen, and Depression-era public works such as brick streets and a stone drainage channel. It keeps a high degree of integrity, with 208 of 331 resources contributing.","narrative":"Charnwood Residential Historic District occupies a gently sloping rise about half a mile south of Tyler's original town square in East Texas. Its 12 blocks, covering roughly 59.5 acres, grew from scattered 1860s homesteads and a private school into a varied neighborhood of 331 resources, built mostly between about 1870 and 1950. A few large, architect-designed homes for the city's elite cluster along Charnwood Avenue, while most houses are modest Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, bungalow and Minimal Traditional dwellings built by local craftsmen for middle and working class families. Eight platted subdivisions, dating from 1888 to 1948, shaped the street grid. Brick-paved streets, low stone and brick walls, and a stone-lined flood control channel built with Depression-era federal programs add to the character. Alterations have mostly been modest, and 208 of the resources contribute to the district's historic character. The mix of ages and styles distinguishes it from the more uniform neighborhoods around it.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect J. H. Bothwell is mentioned as having worked in the district; J.E. Foster & Son, Contractors built several 1948 houses; most houses were built by local craftsmen.","architectural_style":"Tudor Revival; Colonial Revival; Bungalow/Craftsman; Classical Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Most properties are in good to excellent condition. Uses are mainly single and multiple dwellings, with a few houses used as offices or retail space. Seven scattered parcels remain vacant.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.132793-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/49/9733/40973349/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/99001023.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001023/1b3878dd2f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001023/1b3878dd2f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charnwood_District_(1_of_1).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charnwood_District_(1_of_1).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973349","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charnwood_Residential_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5086585"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/smith-county/charnwood-residential-historic-district-99001023/"}