Dixon-Moore House
Also known as: Phase IV--East Dallas DAL/DA 96 (South)
Why it's listed
Located at 2716 Peabody Street in the South Park Addition of South Dallas, this small one-story frame house follows the shotgun plan, a narrow rectangular layout deeper than it is wide. It was built about 1900 to 1903 and sits on a brick-pier foundation with weatherboard siding and a front-facing gabled roof. Its most notable feature is a jigsawn and turned-wood bargeboard in the gable, indicative of the Queen Anne style, along with a shed-roofed porch on turned-wood columns. City directories first list the house in 1906. Early residents included a traveling salesman, a painter and a pressman, followed by plumbing repairman John J. Moore, who bought it about 1914. His widow stayed until after 1940. The house was recognized because most early South Park houses have lost their original details to siding, replacement windows and enclosed porches, while this one retains its key features despite later additions and burglar bars.
Significance in brief: The house is argued to be one of the few late-Victorian-era shotgun dwellings to survive from South Dallas' early streetcar-driven growth. Unlike most early South Park houses, it keeps its original Victorian detailing, including an elaborate bargeboard and turned porch posts. It is presented as representative of modest housing built for working- and trades-class families.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 95000320, listed March 23, 1995. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 2716 Peabody, Dallas |
|---|---|
| County | Dallas County |
| Listed | March 23, 1995 |
| Reference number | 95000320 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c. 1900 |
| Architectural style | Shotgun, with Queen Anne-style detailing in the gable end |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Single dwelling in both historic and current use. The form describes the house as in relatively good condition in one place and in need of repair in another, with later additions and alterations. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 32.80220, -96.77890 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 95000320.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110000924
- This listing as JSON
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