Harwood Historic District
Historic district in Dallas, Texas
32°46′50″N 96°47′38″W / 32.78056°N 96.79389°W / 32.78056; -96.79389
Harwood Street Historic District
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Harwood Street Historic District
Harwood Street Historic District (the United States)
Show map of the United StatesThe Harwood Street Historic District is a historic commercial district and Dallas Landmark District on the east end of downtown Dallas, Texas lying in parts of the City Center District, Main Street District and Farmers Market District. The locally protected district generally encompasses structures in the blocks fronting Harwood Street from Pacific Avenue to Canton Street.
The district represents a cross-section of Dallas commercial architecture from the 1880s to the 1950s. Styles range from Italianate to Beaux-Arts, Sullivanesque, Neo-classical, Renaissance Revival, Art Moderne, Art Deco and Modern.[2]
History
At the turn of the twentieth century, Harwood Street carried merchants and bankers from their mansions in The Cedars to their offices downtown and back home again at night. In the 1920s it was scene shop row, home to the city's vaudeville suppliers.[3]
In 1990 the area was designated a local historic district. Most of the area became part of the larger Dallas Downtown Historic District in 2009.
Contributing Structures
The following structures are considered contributing properties of the Harwood Historic District and were constructed over a period of six decades. Many of them have been re-purposed for residential or commercial uses with few alterations to their historical appearance. Others await restoration and are currently vacant.
| Building Name | Address | Constructed |
|---|---|---|
| Hart Furniture Building | 1933 Elm Street | 1888 |
| Dallas Scottish Rite Temple | 500 S. Harwood Street | 1910-1913 |
| First Presbyterian Church | 401 S. Harwood Street | 1912, 1948 |
| Dallas Municipal Building and Annex | 106 S. Harwood Street | 1914, 1954 |
| Majestic Theatre | 1923 Elm Street | 1920 |
| Lone Star Gas Company (south building) | 1915 Wood Street | 1924 |
| Dallas Hilton | 1933 Main Street | 1925 |
| Film Exchange Building | 310-314 S. Harwood Street | 1925 |
| Titche-Goettinger Building | 1900 Elm Street | 1929, 1955 |
| Warner Brothers (Vitagraph) Film Exchange Building | 508 Park Avenue | 1929-1930 |
| Desco Tile Company | 1908 Canton Street | 1930 |
| Lone Star Gas Company (north building) | 301 S. Harwood Street | 1931 |
| Tower Petroleum Building | 1907 Elm Street | 1931 |
| Paramount Pictures Building | 412 S. Harwood Street | 1934 |
| Masonic Temple | 501 S. Harwood Street | 1941 |
| Masonic Relief | 1910 Young Street | 1941 |
| Old Dallas Central Library | 1954 Commerce Street | 1955 |
See also
National Register of Historic Places portal
Texas portal
References
- ^ Larry E. Casto (March 31, 2018). "Ordinance No. 30812" (PDF). City of Dallas. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ "City of Dallas, Texas - Landmark Districts". Archived from the original on 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
- ^ David Dillon. "HISTORIC HARWOOD STREET - It's a little jewel that gets lost in big-city plans for downtown rejuvenation." The Dallas Morning News 18 Oct. 1988, HOME FINAL, TODAY: 1C. NewsBank. Web. 15 Jan. 2010.
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Only items within the "Loop" are listed.
- Arts District
- City Center District
- Convention Center District
- Farmers Market District
- Harwood Historic District
- Government District
- Main Street District
- Reunion District
- West End Historic District
- Dallas Downtown Historic District
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and complexes
- 1600 Pacific Tower (LTV Tower) (Hilton Garden Inn)
- 1700 Pacific
- 2100 Ross Avenue
- Adolphus Hotel
- Bank of America Plaza
- Bryan Tower
- Chase Tower
- Comerica Bank Tower
- Corrigan Tower
- Dallas Hilton (Hotel Indigo)
- Davis Building
- Energy Plaza
- First National Bank Tower
- Fountain Place
- Hyatt Regency Dallas
- The Joule Hotel
- Kirby Building
- KPMG Centre
- Magnolia Hotel
- Mercantile Commerce Building (AC Hotel; Residence Inn)
- Mercantile Continental Building
- Mercantile National Bank Building
- Museum Tower
- Omni Dallas Hotel
- One Arts Plaza
- One Dallas Center
- One Main Place (Westin Hotel)
- Pacific Place
- Plaza of the Americas
- Renaissance Tower
- Republic Center
- Reunion Tower
- Ross Tower
- Salazar Center
- Santa Fe Terminal Complex
- Sheraton Dallas Hotel
- Statler Hotel & Residences
- Thanksgiving Tower
- Tower Petroleum Building (Cambria Hotel Dallas)
- Trammell Crow Center
- Whitacre Tower
buildings
- Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe
- Fellowship Church
- First Baptist Church
- First Presbyterian Church of Dallas
- First United Methodist Church
- St. Jude Chapel
- St. Paul United Methodist Church
landmarks
- AT&T Performing Arts Center
- Butler Brothers Building
- Citywalk@Akard
- Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse
- Dallas City Hall
- Dallas County Courthouse (Old Red)
- Dawson State Jail (closed)
- Dallas Farmers Market
- Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
- Dallas Municipal Building
- Dallas Museum of Art
- Dallas Pedestrian Network
- Dallas Scottish Rite Temple
- Dallas World Aquarium
- Dal-Tex Building
- Dealey Plaza
- Fairmont Hotel Dallas
- Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial
- Majestic Theatre
- Manor House Apartments
- Mayflower Building
- Moody Performance Hall
- Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
- Nasher Sculpture Center
- Neiman Marcus Building
- Old Dallas Central Library (The Dallas Morning News)
- Pioneer Plaza
- Pioneer Park Cemetery
- Sanger Harris Building (Dallas Area Rapid Transit)
- Texas School Book Depository (Dallas County Administration Building)
- Thanks-Giving Square
- Titche–Goettinger Building
- Wilson Building
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First Baptist Academy of Dallas was previously in Downtown Dallas
