Grapevine Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase II)

Downtown Grapevine's South Main Street is lined with one- and two-story commercial buildings, mostly of load-bearing brick or stuccoed concrete block, built between about 1889 and 1952. This revision adds the 500 block to the earlier listings, extends the period of significance to 1952, and reassesses which buildings contribute. The added area includes a 1928-29 Gulf Service Station, a 1909 concrete Calaboose moved to the site to prevent demolition, and a noncontributing 1960s office building. The district grew around the Cotton Belt railroad, which gave it a T-shaped plan and opened markets for cotton grown on nearby farms. Its buildings reflect small-town construction, with corbelled brick cornices, transoms, and a few Art Moderne touches such as the 1942 First National Bank building. It is significant locally for commerce and architecture, and 27 of its 39 resources are counted as contributing. The area remains a retail center with many rehabilitated storefronts.