Wheatley Place Historic District

Wheatley Place is a residential neighborhood roughly two miles southeast of downtown Dallas, bounded by Warren, Atlanta, McDermott, Meadow, Oakland and Dathe streets. Of its 505 properties, over 500 are dwellings, with four institutional and eight commercial buildings, and 373 buildings were counted as contributing to its historic character. Most houses are wood-frame bungalows with Craftsman-inspired details such as tapered wooden porch columns, wood double-hung windows, and gable or hip roofs. Brick appears mainly in foundations, porch piers and chimneys. Many homes date from about 1925 to 1935, and some have later siding or porch changes. The district was recognized for its architecture, its role in community planning and development, and its importance to Black ethnic heritage, with a period of significance from 1916 to 1945. The 132 noncontributing buildings are mostly post-1945 construction or heavily altered older houses. The architect or builder is not identified. The area remains primarily single-family housing.