Miller and Stemmons Historic District

Miller and Stemmons Historic District covers about 124 acres in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, roughly seven blocks west of the original Oak Cliff subdivision platted in 1887. Laid out on a flat gridiron plan of about 22 blocks, it is bounded by Neches Street, Woodlawn Avenue, Elsbeth Street and Davis Street, with Bishop Avenue running through the middle. Most of its 381 properties are one- and two-story wood-frame or brick houses built from about 1910 to the late 1930s, many of them bungalows and four-square homes with craftsman details or Classical Revival porches. Brick apartment buildings from the 1920s cluster along Bishop Avenue, and a brick fire station stands at Bishop and West Davis. Of the total, 243 properties contribute to the district's character. It was recognized for architecture as a typical early 20th century suburban neighborhood of Oak Cliff, with a period of significance of about 1910 to 1944.