Bluffview, Dallas, Texas

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map_caption = Location in Dallas
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subdivision_name3 = Dallas
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subdivision_name4 = north Dallas
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postal_code = 75209
area_code = 214, 469, 972
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Bluffview is an upscale neighborhood in north Dallas, Texas (USA). It is bounded by Lovers Lane on the south, Midway Road on the west, Northwest Highway (Loop 12) on the north, and Inwood Road and the Devonshire neighborhood on the east. [http://www.dougnewby.com/ Doug Newby Real Estate] - [http://www.dougnewby.com/Neighborhoods/Preston_Hollow_&_Estate_Neighborhoods/Bluffview/Default.asp Bluffview] . Retrieved on 31 December 2006.]

About

Bluffview is so named for its relatively hilly topography—it lies along cliffs overlooking Bachman Branch and its tributaries. Some of the cliffs the neighborhood is built on rise 50 feet (15 m) over the water below.

History

The neighborhood was originally developed as Bluff View Estates by developer John P. Stevens, also responsible for Stevens Park in Oak Cliff. In 1924, he bought a 215 acres (0.9 km²) dairy farm along Bachman Creek and developed the land into 1 acre (4,046.9 m²) lots. The area was annexed by Dallas in 1943.

Education

The neighborhood is served by the Dallas Independent School District. Children in the neighborhood attend Sudie L. Williams Elementary School (located within the neighborhood), Benjamin Franklin Middle School, and Hillcrest High School. [http://www.dallasisd.org/ Dallas ISD] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/indexfeeder.htm 2007 School Feeder Patterns] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/schoolinfo/feeder2007/hillcrest.htm Hillcrest High School] . (Maps: ES: [http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/schoolinfo/eszones2007/Williams2007.pdf Williams] ; MS: [http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/schoolinfo/midzones2007/Franklin2007.pdf Franklin] ; HS: [http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/schoolinfo/highzones2007/Hillcrest2007.pdf Hillcrest] .) Retrieved on 30 April 2007.]

Private schools

Nearby [http://www.htcsdallas.org/ Holy Trinity Catholic School] has served the neighborhood since 1914 and is located at the corner of Oak Lawn Avenue and Gilbert Avenue. Providing early education for three year olds through eighth grade, Holy Trinity is the oldest continually operating Catholic school in North Texas.

References

External links

* [http://www.bluffviewneighborhood.com Descriptions and Photographs of Bluffview Homes and Neighborhoods]