Original Town Residential Historic District

East of Grapevine's historic commercial center lies a neighborhood of late 19th and early 20th century homes, built mostly between about 1890 and 1950. The district counts 163 buildings, of which 98 are contributing, and nearly half of those are garages and sheds. Housing types include L-plan, center passage, pyramidal roof and T-plan vernacular houses, along with Queen Anne, Prairie, Bungalow, Tudor Revival and Colonial Revival dwellings. Large lots reflect the town's agricultural roots, and some were later subdivided for smaller houses. Growth followed the arrival of the Cotton Belt railroad in 1888, which brought lumber and brick and supported merchants, professionals, farmers and railroad workers. The College Heights Addition was platted in 1921, and the Wm. Cameron & Company lumber firm promoted affordable, credit-financed cottages and remodeling from 1917. Notable houses include designs by Fort Worth architects Sanguinet & Staats and Frank Singleton. The district was recognized locally for its community development and architecture.