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==Description and history==
==Description and history==
North Bishop Avenue is the only street in the [[Oak Cliff]] neighborhood that can be considered a boulevard.<ref name=hoc/> 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".<ref name=nrhpdoc/><ref name=nrhpdoc2/>
North Bishop Avenue is the only street in the [[Oak Cliff]] neighborhood that can be considered a boulevard.<ref name=hoc/> 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".<ref name=nrhpdoc/><ref name=nrhpdoc2/>


==Modern times==
==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.<ref name=hoc/> 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.<ref name=stone/>
Bike lanes and period lighting have been added to the Avenue and recent development has been [[Historic preservation|architecturally appropriate]] and scaled to fit the historical neighborhood.<ref name=hoc/> 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.<ref name=stone/>


==Photo gallery==
==Photo gallery==
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|Old brick commercial building with signage "Bishop Arts District" above several of the shops (2012)
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|Tree lined streets with broad walkways on Bishop Avenue (2012)
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|Historic brick building with stepped parapet (2012)
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==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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<ref name=nris>{{NRISref|version=2013a|refnum=94000608 |name=North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District |dateform=dmy}}</ref>
<ref name=nris>{{NRISref|version=2013a|refnum=94000608|name=North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District|dateform=dmy}}</ref>


<ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968674 |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District |publisher=National Park Service |work=National Register of Historic Places |location=[[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States|USA]] |last= Hardy |first= Daniel |date= 17 Jun 1994 |accessdate=25 Feb 2020 |via= [[National Archives and Records Administration]]}}</ref>
<ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968674|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District|publisher=National Park Service|work=National Register of Historic Places|location=[[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States|USA]]|last=Hardy|first=Daniel|date=17 Jun 1994|accessdate=25 Feb 2020|via=[[National Archives and Records Administration]]}}</ref>


<ref name=nris2>{{NRISref|version=2013a|refnum=64500648 |name=Oak Cliff MPS |dateform=dmy}}</ref>
<ref name=nris2>{{NRISref|version=2013a|refnum=64500648|name=Oak Cliff MPS|dateform=dmy}}</ref>


<ref name=nrhpdoc2>{{cite web|url= https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/NR/pdfs/64500648/64500648.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form: Oak Cliff MPS |publisher=National Park Service |work=National Register of Historic Places |location=Washington, D.C., USA |last= Hardy |first= Daniel |last2= Jones |first2= W. Dwayne |date= 17 Jun 1994 |accessdate= 25 Feb 2020 |via= [[Texas Historical Commission|Texas Historic Sites Atlas]]}} (includes Return/Evaluation Sheet). {{NRHP url|id=64500648|title=Copy at NRHP}}.</ref>
<ref name=nrhpdoc2>{{cite web|url=https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/NR/pdfs/64500648/64500648.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form: Oak Cliff MPS|publisher=National Park Service|work=National Register of Historic Places|location=Washington, D.C., USA|last=Hardy|first=Daniel|last2=Jones|first2=W. Dwayne|date=17 Jun 1994|accessdate=25 Feb 2020|via=[[Texas Historical Commission|Texas Historic Sites Atlas]]}} (includes Return/Evaluation Sheet). {{NRHP url|id=64500648|title=Copy at NRHP}}.</ref>


<ref name=hoc>{{cite web |url= https://heritageoakcliff.org/SjnNO/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=692:bishop-ave&catid=63:2014-architecture-at-risk-&Itemid=141 |last= Amonett |first= Michael |last2= Quintans |first2= Alicia |work= At–Risk Structures |title= 8. N. Bishop Ave. and the Miller-Stemmons National Register Historic District c.1910 - 1930's |publisher= Heritage Oak Cliff |accessdate= 25 Feb 2020}}</ref>
<ref name=hoc>{{cite web|url=https://heritageoakcliff.org/SjnNO/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=692:bishop-ave&catid=63:2014-architecture-at-risk-&Itemid=141|last=Amonett|first=Michael|last2=Quintans|first2=Alicia|work=At–Risk Structures|title= 8. N. Bishop Ave. and the Miller-Stemmons National Register Historic District c.1910 - 1930's|publisher=Heritage Oak Cliff|accessdate=25 Feb 2020}}</ref>


<ref name=stone>{{cite news |last=Stone |first= Rachel |date= 15 Oct 2014 |title= National historic sites not protected under local law |url= https://oakcliff.advocatemag.com/2014/10/national-historic-sites-protected-local-law/ |work= Oak Cliff Advocate |accessdate=25 Feb 2020}}</ref>
<ref name=stone>{{cite news|last=Stone|first=Rachel|date=15 Oct 2014|title=National historic sites not protected under local law|url=https://oakcliff.advocatemag.com/2014/10/national-historic-sites-protected-local-law/|work=Oak Cliff Advocate|accessdate=25 Feb 2020}}</ref>
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* {{cite web |url=https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details/2094000608 |title= Details for North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District: National Register Listing |work= Texas Historic Sites Atlas |publisher= [[Texas Historical Commission]] |at= Atlas No. 2094000608}} – photo at images tab
* {{cite web |url=https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details/2094000608 |title= Details for North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District: National Register Listing |work= Texas Historic Sites Atlas |publisher= [[Texas Historical Commission]] |at= Atlas No. 2094000608}} – photo at images tab
* {{Url|http://www.bishopartsdistrict.com/|Bishop Arts District}}
* {{Url|http://www.bishopartsdistrict.com/|Bishop Arts District}}

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[[Category:Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas]]



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Revision as of 23:43, 3 March 2020

North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District
300 block W. 7th St. in 2012
North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District is located in Texas
North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District
North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District
Location of district in Texas
North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District is located in the United States
North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District
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 / 32.74722°N 96.82833°W / 32.74722; -96.82833
Area12 acres (4.9 ha)
Architectural stylePrimarily Vernacular
MPSOak Cliff MPS[1] (64500648)
NRHP reference No.94000608
Added to NRHP17 June 1994[2]

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

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]

Photo gallery

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