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HPL Briefs
By Mary Anne Joseph
The architectural firm of Woodward &
Associates was recently chosen as an
Honor Award winner by the Dallas
Chapter/AIA for their adaptive reuse project
of Sundance Square, Block 42 West in Fort
Worth. Congratulations to League member
Thomas E. Woodward and his firm for this
award.
Trustee Paula Peters has been selected
to represent the Central Dallas Association
on the Recreation and Culture Subcommit-
tee of Goals for Dallas. Ms. Peters is cur-
rently the programs director for the CDA.
Congratulations to League Trustee
Dorothy Savage who was recently honored
and awarded the Hockaday Medal for 1985
as an outstanding alumna. The award was
presented at Hockaday's Annual Alumnae
Day.
Special thanks to these volunteers for their
-help....Kathy Cox, Diane Dynis, John
Gill, Karen Hill, Linda Holt, Becky
Macon, Kathy Moll, Anne Peffer, and
Dorothy   Savage-El Gallito party ar-
rangements; Harry Nicholls-physical
facilities; Clifton Caldwell-computer aid.
CALENDAR
Aug. 30, Friday-Dallas Symphony con-
cert, Old City Park, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Page 3 Historic Dallas July, 1985
Neighborhoods Celebrate with a Summer Fiesta

The 2nd Annual Summer Fiesta and
Celebration of Neighborhoods was held at El
Gallito Cafe and Bar, 4202 Ross Avenue on
Sunday, July 21 at 7:30 p.m. Larry Offut's
fabulous fajitas and marvelous margaritas
were served, along with complimentary soft
drinks. Entertainment included festive music
and drawings for door prizes.

The neighborhood organizations hosting
this  revelry  were:    Bryan   Place
Homeowners' Association, Deep Ellum
Neighborhood Association, Deep Ellum/Near
East Side Property Owners Association,
Friends of State/Thomas, Lakewood
Homeowners Association, Maple Avenue
Economic Development Corporation,

Munger Place Homeowners Association,
Oak Lawn Committee, Old Oak Cliff Conser-
vation League, South Boulevard/Park Row
Historic Preservation, Swiss Avenue Historic
District Association and Winnetka Heights
Neighborhood Association.

Pioneer Cemetery Tells Story of Struggle ByShirley
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Why would a city the size of Dallas have
a cemetery next to its convention center?
Visitors ask that question and so do members
- of the news media who come to see Dallas.
The survival of the Pioneer Cemetery is
a story of struggle and heartache, but it is
also a story of accomplishment.
The area encompassing these burials is ac-
tually the remnants of four old cemeteries
that once covered seven acres and contained
a total of approximately 500 graves: the Tan-
nehill Lodge No. 52 Masonic Cemetery, the
Dallas Lodge No. 44 Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, the Old City Cemetery and two
small tracts once used by the Hebrew
Benevolent Association. It has been called
Pioneer Cemetery for at least 30 years
because of the many early settlers and civic
leaders who are buried here.
Efforts to establish this hillside shaded by
post oaks as a cemetery began in 1854 when
the Tannehill Masonic Lodge together with
the Dallas Lodge of Odd Fellows appointed
a committee to clear the ground, sell wood
and do "anything necessary" for preparation
of a burial grounds.

Landmark Committee Report
By Leif Sandberg

Category 1 and 2 Buildings Threat-
ened: The Landmark Committee's Central
Business District (C.B.D.) Task Force has
met on several occasions with represen-
tatives of the Belgian American Investment
and Trade Company and city of Dallas ad-
ministrative personnel to discuss the fate of
several buildings in the Farmers' Market
area which have been determined by the Ci-
ty Council to be eligible for historic designa-
tion. With tentative plans calling for over
$100 million in private and public expen-
ditures and including the development of a
"festival market," the Southwest Brokerage
Building (2018 Cadiz), the Rainbow Poultry
and Egg Building (516 South Pearl) and the
2210 Canton Street warehouse are all
threatened with demolition. Every effort is
being made to ensure that alternatives to
demolition of historic structures are fully ex-
plored, and that demolitions are delayed as
long as possible to allow for potential reuse
and utilization of the city's Preservation In-
centives Program.
Certificates of Appropriateness at
Record Highs: The volume of requests for
certificates of appropriateness in the city's
eight designated historic districts reached 40
during the month of June, just one indication
of the extensive amount of planning depart-
ment expertise, task force consultation and
Landmark Committee review expended on
maintaining high quality renovations and
restoration. Reminder: as the "C.A."
review requests increase, so does the im-
portance of making sure that C.A. applica-
tions reach the Department of Planning and
Development by the last Friday of the month
to ensure timely processing.
Inner City Survey Completion and In-
centives Program Extension: With the

anxiously anticipated late July completion of
the "inner city historic resources inven-
tory," the city hopes to begin exploring what
incentives might be adopted to encourage the
restoration and adaptive reuse of designated
landmarks. It is anticipated that the
Downtown Dallas Preservation Incentives
package will provide an outline from which,
an inner-city preservation incentives program
might be modeled. The staff hopes that a
draft proposal will be prepared for Landmark
Committee review before the end of the
year.
1985 Bond Program Proposals: Historic
neighborhood, Task Force and Landmark
Committee recommendations for projects to
be included in the 1985 Bond Program were
presented to the City Plan Commission and
unanimously accepted at that commission's
June 27 meeting. Recognizing the value of
these historic districts to the city, these bond
program proposals demonstrate the city's
ongoing commitment to the continued
revitalization.
...and finally: the Landmark Committee's
Publicity Task Force is in the process of up-
dating its mailing list for upcoming city land-
mark dedication ceremonies and other items
of interest to the citizens of Dallas. Any in-
dividual interested in being added to this mail-
ing list should send his name and address to:
"Dedication Ceremony Mailing List, Depart-
ment of Planning and Development, Section
5-B-North, Dallas City Hall, Dallas, Texas
75201."
Preservation, neighborhood and other
organizations are encouraged to forward a
copy of their current mailing list so that their
membership might be notified of upcoming
Landmark Committee events.

Photo by Mary Crawford
The earliest burials in the area probably
date to 1849, possibly earlier. Elizabeth
McPherson was buried in the Masonic area
in 1853, and records say that R.P. Rogers
was interred in the Odd Fellows section in
1852. The Old City Cemetery (including the
area later used by the Hebrew Benevolent
Association was acquired in 1871 from Nan-
cy Tuberville. The Jewish graves were
moved to other Dallas Jewish cemeteries
after the 1920s.
When a railraod spur line in 1907 disturbed
the graves and many bones were hauled
away, cries of outrage came from the com-
munity. In 1922, an option was taken on the
site of the cemetery for construction of a
large warehouse. Protests were loud and
many, and the plans were abandoned. Never-
theless, 30 graves were moved in the years
from 1923-28, and the last burials were made
during those years.
The city purchased the Masonic and Odd
Fellows sections in 1951. By 1969, the city
had acquired the Old City Cemetery.
Who is buried in the Pioneer Cemetery?
The list reads like a who's who of early
Dallas. It includes the following: 14 Peters
Colonists; four early Dallas mayors; John M.
Crockett, lt. governor of Texas; Nicholas H.
Darnell, speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives of the Republic of Texas and speaker
of the House of Representatives of the State
of Texas; nine veterans of the Mexican War;
three veterans of the War of 1812; 28
veterans of the Confederate States Army;
one Union soldier; four colonels of the Con-
federacy; five members of Reunion Colony;
two county judges; two district judges; two
historical women; one state senator and
numerous other city and county elected of-
ficials of the earliest governments of Dallas
County.
There are doctors, clergymen, lawyers,
merchants, and mothers and children, often
the victims of frontier living conditions.
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city alderman and later a noted historian in
Texas, led the naming of city streets after
early pioneers. Consequently, the names
recorded in this cemetery read like a direc-
tory of downtown Dallas streets. Some of
those included are the following: Akard,
Browder, Crockett, Crowdus, Harwood,
Latimer, Porter, Canton, Cadiz, Martin,
Newton, Bogel, Good, Marilla, Stemmons,
Patterson, Sale, Stone, Young, Field, Peak,
Record and Pearl. Each name tells a story
and a contribution to the history of Dallas.
The city of Dallas through the Dallas Park
Board is responsible for maintenance of the
cemetery. Board members plan to com-
memorate an official Texas Historical Marker
in the cemetery during the sesquicentennial
celebration in 1986.
Working with private sources to be named
in the near future, the Dallas County
Historical Commission and the city hope to
fence the cemetery and commemorate the
notable early Dallas leaders with official
Texas Historical grave markers.
In, a city that is experiencing extreme
growth and development, where building
cranes number at least 100 at the present
time, the survival of this cemetery area is a
monument to the fact that there was some-
one who cared during each year of its ex-
istence. Those "someones" kept the area
intact so that today many of our visitors may
catch a glimpse of Dallas' past.
The Mmes. Sam Stahr, George Carlisle
and H.L. Tenison (all deceased) were "lit-
tle old ladies" who promoted the preserva-
tion of this cemetery. Because of their work
from 1930 to 1957, the area is intact today.
Membership News
New Regular Members
Mrs. Betty Baird
Dee Brown
Robin Burgin
Mrs. Martha Crowley
David Dike
Mrs. J.B. Edwards
Mrs. William F. Fuerriero
Mrs. M.R. Harrington
Mrs. Arvon Jones
Marvin Krout
Dr. and Mrs. William G. Maddox
Cathlyn Messer
Mrs. Joe Nix
Mrs. Thomas A. O'Dwyer
Gordon Sibeck & Assoc.
Terri Wells
Barbara Womble
Upgrade To Capital Club
E.L. Dunn
New Capital Club Members
Mrs. J.C. Benedum
Norman Christopher Cheatham
Mr. and Mrs. David P. McElvain
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Thornhill
Rebecca B. Wallace
New Corporate Members
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