Kings Highway Conservation District, Dallas, Texas

Infobox_nrhp | name =King's Highway Historic District
nrhp_type =hd


caption =
location= Dallas, Texas
area =
architecture= Other, Bungalow/Craftsman
added = June 17, 1994
governing_body = Private
mpsub=Oak Cliff MPS
refnum=94000606 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

King's Highway is the oldest conservation district in Dallas, and the second oldest in Texas, and is located in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas (USA). The district is bounded by Stewart Drive on the north, Davis Street on the south, Tyler Street on the east and Mary Cliff Road on the west. It is in Dallas Council District 3. [http://www.dallascityhall.com City of Dallas] - [http://maps.dallascityhall.com/otherservices/cd03_e.pdf Council District 3 Map] (PDF). Retrieved 4 October 2006.]

The conservation district was established in 1988 by Dallas Ordinance 19910, and governs zoning, renovations and replacements, setbacks, etc. Replacement houses are required to meet standards making them similar to the surrounding houses and houses of the period, discouraging teardowns and preventing modern suburban-style architecture.

King's Highway was established as a conservation district in 1988 and was the first of its kind to be established in Dallas.

A quote from the conservation documents:

References

External links

* [http://www.kingshwy.org/ Kings Highway Neighborhood Association]
* [http://www.ooccl.com/ Old Oak Cliff Conservation League]
* [http://www.cliffdwellermagazine.com CliffDweller Magazine]