Swiss Avenue Historic District

Swiss Avenue Historic District
Swiss Avenue in 2021
Swiss Avenue Historic District is located in Texas
Swiss Avenue Historic District
Swiss Avenue Historic District
Swiss Avenue Historic District is located in the United States
Swiss Avenue Historic District
Swiss Avenue Historic District
LocationSwiss Ave. between Fitzhugh and LaVista, Dallas, Texas
Coordinates32°48′25″N 96°45′49″W / 32.80694°N 96.76361°W / 32.80694; -96.76361
Area57.1 acres (23.1 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Prairie School
WebsiteSwiss Avenue Historic District
NRHP reference No.74002068[1]
DLMK No.H/1
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 1974
Designated DLMKJuly 9, 1973[2]

The Swiss Avenue Historic District is a residential neighborhood in East Dallas, Dallas, Texas (USA). It consists of installations of the Munger Place addition, one of East Dallas' early subdivisions. The Swiss Avenue Historic District is a historic district of the city of Dallas, Texas.[3] The boundaries of the district comprise both sides of Swiss Avenue from Fitzhugh Street, to just north of La Vista, and includes portions of Bryan Parkway.[4] The District includes the 6100-6200 blocks of La Vista Drive, the west side of the 5500 block of Bryan Parkway the 6100-6300 blocks of Bryan Parkway, the east side of the 5200-5300 block of Live Oak Street, and the 4900-6100 blocks of Swiss Avenue.[5] The entire street of Swiss Avenue is not included within the bounds of the Swiss Avenue Historic District. Portions of the street run through Dallas' Peaks Suburban Addition neighborhood and Peak's Suburban Addition Historic District.[6] 5215 Swiss was built in 1914 and was the home of J. P. Cranfield

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Swiss Avenue Report" (PDF). Dallas Department of Urban Planning. p. 27. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  3. ^ City of Dallas | Sustainable Development | Historic Preservation. "Swiss Avenue Historic District Ordinance" (PDF). Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "swiss_avenue". dallascityhall.com. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  5. ^ Dooley, Elizabeth Schwartz (1978). A History and Guide to the Swiss Avenue Historic District: 1905-1916. Arlington, Texas: University of Texas At Arlington. pp. iii, iv, v, 7, 12, 13, 14, 16, 41, 44, 47, 49, 58, 61, 69, 70, 74, 81–83, 90–91, 101.
  6. ^ "peaks_suburban_addition". dallascityhall.com. Retrieved October 28, 2016.