Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Building and B.F. Goodrich Building
Also known as: Howard R. Wolf Building
Why it's listed
Two linked industrial buildings from 1929 stand near the western edge of Fair Park in Dallas. The three-story Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Building faces Parry Avenue, and the two-story B.F. Goodrich Building faces Commerce Street. A one-story masonry connector joins them. Both were permitted six months apart by the same developer and appear to have been designed by the same architect. Their reinforced-concrete construction is clad in variegated brick with cast concrete trim, glazed ceramic tile inserts, basket-weave brickwork and steel casement windows. The Goodyear building housed offices and warehouse space, with a small filling station and tire sales office added beside it. The Goodrich building has a wood structural system. They served as warehouse and sales sites for two leading tire makers during the period when Dallas became a chief distributing center for automobiles and automotive products. A 2000 rehabilitation converted them to residential lofts and offices, and both retain a high degree of historic integrity.
Significance in brief: The buildings reflect Dallas's growth as a distribution center for automobiles and tires in the early twentieth century. They were built as regional warehouse and sales facilities for two major tire companies, and they remain well preserved examples of Chicago-influenced industrial/commercial design with high integrity.
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 02000009, listed February 19, 2002. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 2809 Parry Ave. and 4136-40 Commerce St., Dallas |
|---|---|
| County | Dallas County |
| Listed | February 19, 2002 |
| Reference number | 02000009 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and Early 20th Century Movements: Chicago School |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Industry |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Rehabilitated in 2000 for residential lofts and office space; current functions are multiple dwelling and office building. |
| Acreage | 1.1 |
| Coordinates | 32.77474, -96.76592 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
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 02000009.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110000204
- This listing as JSON
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