Plemons-Mrs. M. D. Oliver-Eakle Additions Historic District

South of Amarillo's downtown, this district covers about 40 blocks of houses laid out in two subdivisions, the Plemons Addition of 1890 and the Mrs. M.D. Oliver-Eakle Addition of 1903. It is split into two parts by Interstate 40. Development came gradually through individuals and small real estate speculators, producing modest houses, mostly Craftsman-inspired bungalows, along with Classical Revival, Prairie, Tudor Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival and Art Moderne examples. Architects and builders such as Guy Carlander, Emmett Rittenberry and George Parr designed or built many of them. Duplexes and apartment buildings from the 1920s and 1930s add variety. The streetscape is part of the character: red brick streets and concrete curbs from the 1920s, sidewalks, and regular rows of Siberian Elm trees on a rectangular grid. Of 535 resources, 357 contribute to the district's historic character. The district was recognized for its architecture and its role in the community's planning and growth between 1890 and 1941.