Oblate Park Historic district

Oblate Park Historic District is a residential neighborhood of about 140 acres in the northeast part of Mission, Texas, laid out as part of the original 1907-08 townsite by land speculators John J. Conway and James W. Hoit. A plaza introduced by the Oblate Fathers of Mary Immaculate, who moved their church into town in 1910 and bought sixteen blocks in 1916, gives the regular street grid a picturesque focal point. Houses were built between about 1910 and 1955, and the Craftsman bungalow is by far the most common type. Folk Victorian, Tudor Revival, Mission Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival and Ranch houses also appear, along with duplexes, courtyard apartments that housed seasonal Winter Texans, and garage apartments. Churches and two school blocks anchor sub-areas of the neighborhood, and the 1950 Mission Junior High gym and stadium are local landmarks. The district contains 223 contributing and 127 noncontributing resources. Consistent lot sizes, setbacks and a limited range of materials give the neighborhood a unified appearance.