Peak's Suburban Addition Historic District

Peak's Suburban Addition Historic District covers about 22 blocks of East Dallas, Texas, roughly bounded by Sycamore, Peak, Worth and Fitzhugh. It contains 350 buildings, of which 244 contribute to its historic character. Most are houses and small apartment buildings, including four-square houses, hipped-roof bungalows, Craftsman-inspired homes and some larger high-style dwellings, along with a few small commercial buildings and churches. Three phases of development are visible: large homestead parcels before 1900, suburban building from 1900 to 1930, and apartment redevelopment after World War II. Part of the land was once the plantation of Jefferson Peak, a Mexican War veteran and early Dallas real estate developer. Growth followed the expansion of the streetcar system. The district was recognized for architecture because it is one of the few relatively unaltered groups of historic buildings left in this part of East Dallas, with a period of significance from 1895 to 1945. Grace Methodist Episcopal Church and Viola Courts were previously listed individually.