Winnetka Heights Historic District
Why it's listed
Winnetka Heights is a residential neighborhood in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas, Texas, covering roughly 164 acres and about 600 buildings. It lies across the Trinity River from the central business district and follows the boundaries of the original Winnetka Heights subdivision. Most houses are frame and were built between 1910 and 1920. Bungalows are the most common type, with low-pitched gable roofs and broad front porches on brick piers. Larger two-story houses show Prairie School influence, and some are Colonial Revival. A few Jacobethan Revival cottages date from the 1930s. A small commercial strip along West Davis Street includes a Jacobethan Revival retail block that is unusual for Texas. Tree-lined streets, generous setbacks, rear garages and mature plantings give the area a uniform scale. About 460 buildings are classed as contributing, 120 as compatible and 25 as intrusive, so the neighborhood remains substantially intact.
Significance in brief: The visible text focuses on the district's largely intact grid of tree-lined streets and its houses in Prairie, Bungalow, Colonial Revival and Period Revival styles. The excerpt does not include the Statement of Significance, so the formal argument for significance is not stated. Its integrity is shown by the roughly 460 contributing buildings out of about 600.
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 83003758, listed November 3, 1983. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly bounded by Davis and 12th Sts., and Rosemont and Willomet Aves., Dallas |
|---|---|
| County | Dallas County |
| Listed | November 3, 1983 |
| Reference number | 83003758 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architectural style | Prairie, Bungaloid (bungalow), Colonial Revival, Jacobethan Revival and various eclectic styles |
| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition is marked excellent, good and fair, with some altered and some unaltered buildings. About 460 buildings are contributing, 120 compatible and 25 intrusive. Alterations are described as mostly minor and reversible. |
| Acreage | 164 |
| Coordinates | 32.74583, -96.84592 (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 83003758.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q107322244
- This listing as JSON
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