King's Highway Historic District
Why it's listed
King's Highway is a six-block residential street in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas that runs diagonally across the surrounding street grid. The district covers about 30 acres and includes 100 properties, 65 of them contributing. Most are brick or wood-frame bungalows, four-square houses and small four-to-eight-unit apartment buildings dating from about 1920 through the 1930s, with Craftsman, Prairie School and period revival details. The street was part of the Oak Cliff Annex, platted in 1909 and slow to develop until the 1920s. Buildings here were larger than elsewhere in the Annex, and the lower southeast end held many apartments and duplexes while the northwest end had mostly single-family houses. Consistent setbacks, compatible materials and the unusual diagonal layout give the street a cohesive character. It was listed for its architecture, with a period of significance from about 1920 to 1944. Some alterations have occurred, but rehabilitation is returning many houses to single-family use.
Significance in brief: The district is significant locally under Criterion C in architecture as a cohesive collection of early 20th century domestic buildings. It sits on the most distinctively platted street in Oak Cliff, which cuts diagonally across the surrounding street grid. Few comparable Oak Cliff concentrations keep this level of integrity, and few post-1944 or non-residential buildings intrude.
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 94000606, listed June 17, 1994. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 900--1500 Blocks of King's Highway between W. Davis St. and Montclair Ave., Dallas |
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| County | Dallas County |
| Listed | June 17, 1994 |
| Reference number | 94000606 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | c.1920-1944 |
| Architect / builder | unknown |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Bungalow; also four-square and one-part commercial block |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still in residential use, with a grocery store at one end. Some houses were converted to apartments and show poor maintenance, while rehabilitation work has restored many smaller houses. |
| Acreage | 30 |
| Coordinates | 32.75184, -96.84205 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
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 94000606.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6412931
- This listing as JSON
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