Stubbs Park-Stonewall Street Historic District

Why it's listed
West of Dublin's downtown, this 435-acre neighborhood grew from a mid-19th-century gridiron of streets, with Bellevue and Academy Avenues as its main thoroughfares. It holds 470 contributing resources, mostly one- and two-story wood and brick houses dating from 1873 to 1952, with most built between the late 1910s and early 1940s. Craftsman bungalows are the dominant type, and several houses use locally distinctive granite blocks. The oldest surviving house, built in 1873, is a Gothic Revival gable-ell dwelling. The district also contains four historic churches, the 1902 Neoclassical Dublin High School (now city hall), a Craftsman women's clubhouse, two early commercial buildings, and the Old Dublin Public Cemetery, begun in 1819. Stubbs Park, about ten acres, was designed by landscape architect Prosper Julius Berckmans, Jr., and built from 1910 on land given by the Stubbs family. The district was recognized for its architecture and for its role in Dublin's early residential development.
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| Period of significance | 1873-1952 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Gothic Revival, Italianate, Folk Victorian, Neoclassical Revival, Colonial Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, English Vernacular Revival, Craftsman, Bungalow |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development, Landscape Architecture |
| Acreage | 435 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Stubbs Park-Stonewall Street Historic District (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.