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Dallas Landmark is a designation by the City of Dallas and the Dallas Landmark Commission for historic buildings and districts in Dallas, Texas

Texas

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, United States

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. Listed sites are selected after meeting a combination of criteria, including historical, economic, architectural, art

Art

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istic, cultural, and social

Social

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values

Value (personal and cultural)

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. Once a structure or district is designated a Landmark it is protected by an ordinance with specific preservation criteria, which requires that any alterations beyond routine maintenance

Preventive maintenance

Preventive maintenance has the following meanings:#The care and servicing by personnel for the purpose of maintaining equipment and facilities in satisfactory operating condition by providing for systematic inspection, detection, and correction of incipient failures either before they occur or...

, up to and including demolition

Demolition

Demolition is the tearing-down of buildings and other structures, the opposite of construction. Demolition contrasts with deconstruction, which involves taking a building apart while carefully preserving valuable elements for re-use....

, must have their permit

Construction permit

A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...

reviewed by the Landmark Commission.

Criteria

Buildings eligible for Dallas Landmark Structure designation are those that possess any of the following merits:

character;
location of a significant historical event;
identification with a historically significant person or persons;
cultural, economic, social, or historical heritage;
architectural style;
architect or master builder;
architectural innovation;
archaeological significance, or value as an aspect of community sentiment or pride.

Dallas Landmark Districts are defined areas with a significant concentration of structures unified by their architectural style or related historical events.

Many Dallas Landmark Structures are eligible or have been recognized as a contributing property

Contributing property

In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing resource or contributing property is any building, structure, or object which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic district, listed locally or federally, significant...

on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

or Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark is a designation awarded by the Texas Historical Commission for historically and architecturally significant properties in the state of Texas....

list. Many of the Dallas Landmark Districts fall within other local or national historic districts as well.

Landmark Commission

The Dallas Mayor and City Council appoint an eighteen member Landmark Commission consisting of one representative for each district and three alternates for a two year unpaid term beginning on September 1 of each odd-numbered year. All Commissioners have knowledge and experience in the fields of history, art, architecture, or historic preservation. The Landmark Commission and City Plan Commission make recommendations for City of Dallas landmarks that are forwarded to the Dallas City Council.

The Designation Committee is an advisory committee appointed by the Landmark Commission made up of Landmark Commissioners and citizens. The combination of historians, architects, archeologist, preservation consultants are responsible for reviewing applications for new landmarks and historic districts. The committee reviews applications for new city landmarks and forwards the recommendations to the Landmark Commission.

List of landmarks

For consistency the list below uses the name from the Dallas Landmark website.

Dallas Landmark Structure/District	Designation Date	Location	NRHP National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... Date	RTHL Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Recorded Texas Historic Landmark is a designation awarded by the Texas Historical Commission for historically and architecturally significant properties in the state of Texas.... Date	Adolphus Hotel Adolphus Hotel The Hotel Adolphus is an upscale hotel and Dallas Landmark in the Main Street District of downtown Dallas, Texas which was for several years the tallest building in the state of Texas.- History :...	September 30, 1987	1315 Commerce Street	July 14, 1983	1981	hotel
Albert A. Anderson House	May 27, 1998	300 Centre Street
Allen House	April 9, 2001	2603 Fairmount Street
Ambassador Hotel	June 28, 1982	1312 S. Ervay Street		1965	education
American Beauty Mill	November 25, 1996	2400 S. Ervay Street			residential
B. Parks Bros. Storage	February 11, 1991	2639 Elm Street
Betterton House	June 13, 1995	705 Marsalis
Bishop Arts Building	June 7, 1999	408 W. Eighth Street			commercial
Booker T. Washington School Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts is a public secondary school located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas . Booker T. Washington High School enrolls students in grades 9-12 and is the Dallas Independent School District's arts magnet school...	April 24, 2006	2501 Flora Street			education
Boyd Hotel	August 29, 1996	2934 Elm Street			commercial
Busch - Kirby Building and Annex Kirby Building The Kirby Building, historically known as the Busch Building, is a 17-story skyscraper in the Main Street District of Downtown Dallas. The structure was completed in 1913 by beer magnate Adolphus Busch to accompany his nearby Hotel Adolphus. The building became vacant with many older buildings...	September 28, 1987	1509 Main Street, 1511 Main Street	July 4, 1980	1988	residential
Cedar Crest House	August 8, 1984	2223 West Jefferson Boulevard
Cedar Springs Fire Station	March 22, 1979	3828 Cedar Springs Road			municipal
City Hotel	January 8, 1999	2528 Elm Street			commercial
Columbus Langeley Grocery	June 13, 1989	1501-05 Beaumont Street			commercial
Cox Farmhouse Cox Farmhouse Cox Farmhouse is a historic home located at Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York. It was originally built in the mid- to late-18th century and expanded and remodeled in 1842. It is a -story, L-shaped, stone-and-brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It is five bays wide and two bays deep and...	January 20, 1993	11210 Cox Lane			residential
Crown Hill Mausoleum	March 21, 1990	9700 Webb Chapel Road			municipal
Crozier Tech High School	December 13, 2000	2214 Bryan Street	February 20, 1996		vacant
Cumberland Hill School	November 29, 1988	1901 North Akard Street			commercial
Dallas Power and Light Building	January 5, 1999	1506 Commerce Street			residential
Dallas Tent and Awning Building	March 21, 1995	2401 Commerce Street			residential
Davis Building Davis Building The Davis Building is a 20-story high-rise in downtown Dallas. The building rises to a height of 323 feet . Responsible for the architectural design C.D. Hill and Co. along with Inge Construction Company. It was completed,-History:...	May 27, 1998	1309 Main Street	January 18, 2006		residential
Davy Crockett School	October 25, 1993	4001 N. Carroll Avenue			education
DeGolyer House and Gardens	March 23, 1988	8525 Garland Road	December 28, 1978		cultural
East Dallas Christian Church	December 15, 1993	629 N. Peak Street
East DP&L Substation		3700 Willow Street
Elizabeth Chapel		1026 East 10th Street			demolished
F.A. Brown Farmstead	July 13, 1987	4611 Kelton Avenue
Fannin Elementary School	August 13, 1996	4800 Ross Avenue			education
Federal Reserve Bank	October 6, 1977	400 S. Akard Street			commercial
Fire Station #16	August 15, 1988	5501 Columbia Avenue	April 17, 1997		municipal
First Presbyterian Church	October 21, 1981	401 South Harwood Street
Freedman's Cemetery	February 6, 1992	Central Expressway Central Expressway (Dallas) Central Expressway is a north–south highway in Dallas, Texas and surrounding areas.- North Central Expressway :The best-known section is the North Central Expressway, a name for a freeway section of U.S. Highway 75 between downtown Dallas and McKinney, Texas... at Lemmon			cultural
Good Luck Gas Station	June 17, 1992	903 Cadiz Street			vacant
Grace Methodist Church	December 11, 1979	4105 Junius Street
Harlan Building	August 16, 1988	2018 Cadiz Street	February 26, 2004
Higginbothan-Bailey Building	July 27, 1984	900 Jackson Street		1984	commercial
Interstate Forwarding Building	September 25, 1991	3200 Main Street
James Madison High School James Madison High School (Dallas, Texas) For schools with a similar name, see Madison High School.James Madison High School, formerly Forest Avenue High School, is a public secondary school located at 3000 Martin L. King Boulevard in South Dallas, Texas...	November 3, 1993	3000 Martin Luther King Boulevard			education
King Mansion	January 9, 2004	3417 Gillespie Street			hotel
Kings Court Apartments	June 12, 1992	1234 Kings Highway
Knights of Pythias Temple	October 23, 1989	2551 Elm Street			vacant
Kovandovitch House	July 17, 1996	523 Eads Avenue
La France Building	September 9, 1997	3600 Commerce Street
Lincoln High School Lincoln High School (Dallas, Texas) Lincoln High School is public secondary school located in South Dallas, Texas . Lincoln High School enrolls students in grades 9-12 and is a part of the Dallas Independent School District...	September 13, 1995	5000 Oakland Avenue			education
Luna Tortilla Factory		1615 McKinney Avenue			vacant
Magnolia Building		108 S. Akard Street	January 30, 1978	1978	hotel
Majestic Theatre Majestic Theatre (Dallas, Texas) The Majestic Theatre is a performing arts theater in the City Center District of Downtown Dallas. It is the last remnant of Theater Row, the city's historic entertainment center on Elm Street, and is a contributing property in the Harwood Historic District...		1923 Elm Street	November 14, 1977	1983	cultural
Mallory Drug Store		900 W. Jefferson Boulevard
Melrose Hotel		3015 Oak Lawn Avenue			hotel
Mitchell Building		3800 Commerce Street			residential
Oak Cliff Methodist Church		541-49 E. Jefferson Boulevard
Oak Lawn Methodist Church		3014 Oak Lawn Avenue
Old City Hall Dallas Municipal Building The Dallas Municipal Building is a Dallas Landmark located along S. Harwood Street between Main and Commerce Street in the Main Street District of downtown Dallas, Texas that served as the city's fourth City Hall...		106 S. Harwood Street		1978	municipal
Old Parkland Hospital		3819 Maple Avenue			commercial
Old Tige		3801 Parry Avenue			cultural
Palace Blacksmith Shop		2814 Main Street			commercial
Phyllis Wheatley School		2908 Metropolitan Street
Ross Avenue Baptist Church		5201 Ross Avenue		1999	demolished
Santa Fe Warehouse #1 Santa Fe Terminal Complex The Santa Fe Terminal Complex is an complex of historic buildings in the Government District of downtown Dallas, Texas . Constructed in 1924 as the headquarters for the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway and the Southwest’s largest merchandising center, three of the original four buildings remain...		1114 Commerce Street	May 23, 1997		government
Santa Fe Warehouse #2 Santa Fe Terminal Complex The Santa Fe Terminal Complex is an complex of historic buildings in the Government District of downtown Dallas, Texas . Constructed in 1924 as the headquarters for the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway and the Southwest’s largest merchandising center, three of the original four buildings remain...		1122 Jackson	May 23, 1997		residential
Scottish Rite Cathedral Dallas Scottish Rite Temple The Dallas Scottish Rite Temple is a monumental structure in the Farmers Market District of downtown Dallas, Texas. Constructed in 1913 as an official headquarters for use by the Scottish Rite Masons and other local Masonic lodges, it is a fine example of early 20th century Beaux Arts Classical...		500 S. Harwood Street	March 26, 1980	1978
Shingle Style House		3506 Cedar Springs Road
Sons of Hermann		3414 Elm Street
Southern Pine House		3003 Kinmore
Spence Middle School		4001 Capital Avenue			education
St. Ann's School		2514 Harry Hines Boulevard			commercial
St. Paul Methodist Church		1916 Routh Street
Texas Farm and Ranch Building		3306 Main Street
Texas Theatre Texas Theatre The Texas Theatre is a movie theater and Dallas Landmark located in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, Texas. It gained historical fame for being the place Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of President John F. Kennedy and Dallas police officer J. D. Tippit, was arrested after a brief fight...		231 W. Jefferson Boulevard	April 1, 2003		cultural
Trinity Methodist Church		2120 McKinney Avenue			demolished
Turtle Creek Pump Station		3630 Harry Hines Boulevard	February 9, 2001	1983	cultural
U.S. Post Office		400 N. Ervay Street			government
Union Station Union Station (Dallas) Union Station, also known as Dallas Union Terminal, is a DART Light Rail, commuter rail, and Amtrak intercity rail station located in the Reunion district of downtown Dallas, Texas on Houston Street, between Wood and Young Streets...		400 S. Houston Street	May 29, 1975	1979	commercial
Wales Apartments		4515 Live Oak Street
Western Union Building		2028-2034 Main Street			commercial
White Plaza Hotel Dallas Hilton The Dallas Hilton, also known as Hilton Hotel and today operating as the Dallas Hotel Indigo, is a historic structure located at the corner of Main Street and S. Harwood Street in downtown Dallas, Texas . The hotel is a contributing property in the Harwood Historic District and Main Street District...		1933 Main Street	December 5, 1985	1988	hotel
White Rock Bath House Bath House Cultural Center The Bath House Cultural Center is the first of six neighborhood cultural centers built and operated by the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs. It is located on the east shore of White Rock Lake in east Dallas, Texas...		521 Lawther Drive			cultural
White Rock Pump Station		2900 White Rock Road		1989	municipal
Woodrow Wilson High School		100 S. Glasgow		1989	education
District
Continental Gin Historic District					residential
Eastside Warehouse Historic District		3221 Commerce Street			residential
Edison / La Vista Court Historic District	November 29, 1989	500 S. Harwood Street			residential
Fair Park Historic District Fair Park Dallas Fair Park is a recreational and educational complex located in Dallas, Texas . The complex is registered as a Dallas Landmark, National Historic Landmark and is home to nine museums, six performance facilities, a lagoon, and the largest Ferris wheel in North America...	February 6, 2008	September 24, 1986			cultural
Harwood Street Historic District Harwood Historic District The Harwood 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...	February 22, 1990				commercial/residential
Junius Heights Historic District	April 26, 2006				residential
Lake Cliff Historic District	November 5, 1997		June 17, 1994		residential
Magnolia Station Historic District			December 23, 1994		residential
Munger Place Historic District	July 27, 1988		September 13, 1978		residential
North Bishop Avenue Historic District					commercial
Peak's Suburban Addition Historic District	March 8, 1995		March 23, 1995		residential
Sears Complex Historic District Southside on Lamar Southside on Lamar was a Sears building built in Dallas, Texas, USA. It was the tallest building in Texas for two years. The structures are part of a Dallas Landmark District....					mixed-use
South Boulevard-Park Row Historic District	May 1977		February 5, 1979		residential
State Thomas Historic District	March 10, 1986; November 4, 1986				residential
Swiss Avenue Historic District	January 23, 1985		March 28, 1974		residential
Tenth Street Historic District	May 1993		June 17, 1994		residential
West End Historic District	August 22, 1984		November 14, 1978		commercial/residential
Wheatley Place Historic District	October 24, 2000		March 23, 1995		residential
Wilson Block Historic District	April 29, 1981		December 15, 1978		commercial
Winnetka Heights Historic District	August 14, 1984		November 3, 1983		residential

External links

Dallas Landmarks Home Page

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Criteria

Landmark Commission

List of landmarks

See also

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