Perry Heights, Dallas

Perry Heights is a historical neighborhood in the Oak Lawn area of Dallas, Texas (USA). As one of the last remaining single-family neighborhoods in the Dallas uptown area, Perry Heights consists of four streets of residential real estate with neighborhood restaurants and bars within walking distance. Perry Heights was developed in 1922 by wealthy oil man, E. Gordon Perry. It is bounded by Hawthorne Avenue on the northwest, Rawlins Street on the northeast, Wycliff Avenue on the southeast, and Vandelia Street on the southwest.[1]

Perry Heights
Craddock Park, adjacent to the neighborhood, northwest across Hawthorne Avenue
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesDallas
CityDallas
AreaOak Lawn
Elevation
479 ft (146 m)
ZIP code
75219
Area code(s)214, 469, 972

Education

The neighborhood is served by the Dallas Independent School District. Children in the neighborhood attend Sam Houston Elementary School, Thomas J. Rusk Middle School, and North Dallas High School.[2][3][4]

Nearby private schools include Holy Trinity Catholic School.

References
  1. Perry Heights Neighborhood Association Archived 2007-10-18 at the Wayback Machine - Boundaries. Retrieved 25 January 2007.
  2. Dallas ISD - 2006 School Feeder Patterns Archived 2007-04-09 at the Wayback Machine - North Dallas High School Archived 2007-02-05 at the Wayback Machine. (Maps: ES: Houston Archived 2008-10-13 at the Wayback Machine; MS: Rusk Archived 2007-06-20 at the Wayback Machine; HS: North Dallas Archived 2007-06-20 at the Wayback Machine.) Retrieved 2 January 2007.
  3. http://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-home/2008/july-august/neighborhood-spotlight-perry-heights
  4. http://wikimapia.org/4813695/Perry-Heights


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