Rush-Crabb House
Also known as: Phase IV--East Dallas DAL/DA 204
Why it's listed
Built around 1901 at 2718 Pennsylvania Street, this one-story wood-frame house sits on a 50-by-130-foot lot in the South Park neighborhood of South Dallas. It has a T-shaped plan, an intersecting gabled roof, wood drop siding, and a U-shaped front porch with Doric columns. Rooms added at the rear around 1920 are considered part of the house's architectural evolution. The house is one of the earliest surviving buildings in South Dallas south of Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and predates the bungalows that later filled the South Park Addition. Its first known resident, James P. Rush, worked as a trackman and lived there until 1906. Charles C. Crabb, a driver for The Texas Company, bought it in 1916 and lived there through 1941. Like most neighbors, these residents were working-class. The house was listed as a rare, largely intact example of early vernacular suburban housing in a area where few T-plan houses remain.
Significance in brief: It is nominated under Criterion C as a rare surviving local example of turn-of-the-century vernacular architecture. It is one of the earliest surviving buildings in South Dallas below Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and dates to the first years of South Park Addition's development. It also illustrates the working-class housing of Dallas's early industrial growth.
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 95000321, listed March 23, 1995. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 2718 Pennsylvania, Dallas |
|---|---|
| County | Dallas County |
| Listed | March 23, 1995 |
| Reference number | 95000321 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c. 1901 |
| Architect / builder | unknown |
| Architectural style | OTHER: T-plan (vernacular) |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Described as in good and stable condition; still used as a single dwelling. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 32.76593, -96.76721 (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 95000321.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110001829
- This listing as JSON
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