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Preservation Dallas Resource Spotlight
preservation Dallas has identified more than 160 neigh-
iborhoods, representing more than 100,000 residents,
within Loop 12. How can you look at all of them at once?
Preservation Dallas publishes a map delineating each of the
neighborhoods. The map is updated every few years, and
the most recent edition will be finished in January thanks to
the dedication and hard work of volunteer Pia Parkkila.
The map will be available for reference in the Preservation
Dallas Intown Living Center and corresponds with the
neighborhoods who prepare marketing notebooks for use in
the Intown Living Center. Personal copies of the map are a
benefit to those who join Preservation Dallas at the
Contributor level. X
Ann Patterson and William Timmerman learning more
about Dallas on the neighborhood map
Historic Neighborhood Spotlight
Tjhe Mill Creek Neighborhood is bounded by
TFitzhugh, Reiger, Haskell, and Sycamore. In
March 1995 a portion of this neighborhood was
designated by the City of Dallas as the Peak's
Suburban Addition Historic District and is also
listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Peak's Suburban Addition is the oldest developed
portion of East Dallas and evolved over a long
period of time, beginning with the large estate of
Jefferson Peak built in 1855. Peak constructed the
first brick residence in Dallas, which was located
at the corner of Peak and Worth Streets. Jefferson
Peak was a major land owner who moved to An example of the fine hou.e- located in Mill creek
Dallas in 1854, when Dallas' population was under
200 people. At one time the Peak Addition extended from Elm to Capitol and Carroll to Haskell.
After the Civil War, Captain William Gaston, early day banker and land developer, established a 400 acre
estate along Swiss Avenue, founded Dallas First Bank, and purchased large tracts of land in East and
South Dallas. Gaston maneuvered the railroads to locate in the City of East Dallas in 1872-73.
The architectural styles of the homes in Peak's Suburban span several decades, creating diversity in the design
and size of residences. The styles found in the district include Queen Anne, Folk Victorian, Craftsman, Prairie,
Mission, Neoclassical, and Colonial Revival.
The street names are primarily derived from the names of early pioneers who were instrumental in establishing
the area and the children of Jefferson and Martha Peak. X
(An excerpt from the Mill Creek neighborhood notebook)7
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