North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District

North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District is located in Dallas, Texas (USA).

North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District
300 block W. 7th St. in 2012
North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District
Location of district in Texas
North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District
Location in the United States
LocationRoughly bounded by 9th St., Davis St., Adams and Madison, Dallas, Texas
Coordinates32°44′50″N 96°49′42″W
Area12 acres (4.9 ha)
Architectural stylePrimarily Vernacular
MPSOak Cliff MPS[1] (64500648)
NRHP reference No.94000608
Added to NRHP17 June 1994[2]

Description and history

North Bishop Avenue is the only street in the Oak Cliff neighborhood that can be considered a boulevard.[3] The district is within the Hillside Addition, one of several sub–divisions built by the Dallas Land and Loan Company which was headed by the founder of Oak Cliff, Thomas Marsalis. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 17, 1994 as a part of the "Oak Cliff Multiple Property Submission".[4][5]

Modern times

Bike lanes and period lighting have been added to the Avenue and recent development has been architecturally appropriate and scaled to fit the historical neighborhood.[3] The district is essentially the same as the Bishop Arts District. Tax incentives may be available to neighborhoods listed on the National Register but there is no legal protection from destruction, there are no local laws that provide such protection for the North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District.[6]

Photographs of the historic district
  • Old brick commercial building with signage "Bishop Arts District" above several of the shops (2012)
  • Tree lined streets with broad walkways on Bishop Avenue (2012)
  • Historic brick building with stepped parapet (2012)
Photography: Renelibrary (2012)

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System – Oak Cliff MPS (#64500648)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2 November 2013.
  2. "National Register Information System – North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District (#94000608)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2 November 2013.
  3. Amonett, Michael; Quintans, Alicia. "8. N. Bishop Ave. and the Miller-Stemmons National Register Historic District c.1910 - 1930's". At–Risk Structures. Heritage Oak Cliff. Retrieved 25 Feb 2020.
  4. Hardy, Daniel (17 Jun 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District". National Register of Historic Places. Washington, D.C., USA: National Park Service. Retrieved 25 Feb 2020 – via National Archives and Records Administration.
  5. Hardy, Daniel; Jones, W. Dwayne (17 Jun 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form: Oak Cliff MPS" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. Washington, D.C., USA: National Park Service. Retrieved 25 Feb 2020 – via Texas Historic Sites Atlas. (includes Return/Evaluation Sheet). Copy at NRHP.
  6. Stone, Rachel (15 Oct 2014). "National historic sites not protected under local law". Oak Cliff Advocate. Retrieved 25 Feb 2020.
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