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MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: ROGER NELSON, CITY MANAGER PV
H.T. HARDY, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 3, 2002
SUBJECT: GRAPEVINE COMMERCIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
RECOMMENDATION:
City Council to consider a request to expand the boundaries of the Grapevine Commercial
Historic District as listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Grapevine Heritage Foundation has submitted a revised Grapevine Commercial
Historic District nomination, currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The
nomination is attached.
The Department of Interior/National Park Service (NPS) administers and reviews
nominations to the National Register of Historic Places. Prior to their review, a nominated
(or re -submitted district as in this case) must be reviewed and approved by the State Board
of Review, which is a volunteer board of the Texas Historical Commission (somewhat
similar to our Historic Preservation Commission). Once approved, the nomination, with a
recommendation from the State Board of Review, is sent to NPS in Washington, D.C. for
their consideration.
As a participant in the Certified Local Government (CLG) program, the City of Grapevine
plays a direct role in the partnership of federal, state and local governments for historic
preservation. The CLG program of the National Park Service, administered by the Texas
Historical Commission, allows for the direct pass through of federal monies to CI -Gs to be
used for eligible preservation projects. The program also requires that the chief elected
official and the landmark board of a CLG comment on properties within their jurisdiction
that are nominated to the National Register of Historic Places.
The Grapevine Commercial Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic
Places in 1992 and initially only included the property on the west side of the 400 block of
South Main Street (see map). In 1997, the district was extended to include the properties
on the east and west sides of the 300 and 400 blocks of South Main Street. This revised
nomination extends the historic district south to include the property on the West side of
the 500 block of South Main Street.
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The attached nomination for the extension has been completed and will be considered by
the State Board of Review at their September 14, 2002 meeting in Galveston. In
accordance with the Certified Local Government agreement, The Grapevine Historic
Preservation Commission should review the nomination and provide written comments for
the State Board of Review.
Staff recommends approval.
HG
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, DIRECTING STAFF TO PROCEED
WITH THE SUBMITTAL OF THE GRAPEVINE COMMERCIAL
HISTORIC DISTRICT (REVISED) AS LISTED ON THE
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES TO THE
TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City Council has identified that the need to preserve, rehabilitate,
restore and revitalize existing historic properties is critical to the revitalization of the City of
Grapevine; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has created the Grapevine Heritage Foundation, a
private non-profit corporation to advocate, foster preservation of and enhance historic
districts and landmarks of architectural, cultural and historic importance to Grapevine; and
WHEREAS, the Grapevine Heritage Foundation has identified the need to revise,
update and expand the existing Grapevine Commercial Historic District as listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That all matters stated in the preamble of this resolution are true and
correct and are hereby incorporated into the body of this resolution as if copied in their
entirety.
Section 2. That Staff proceed with the revised nomination and that the
nomination attached as Exhibit "A" is hereby approved for submittal.
Section 5. That this resolution shall be effective from and after the date of its
passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 3rd day of September, 2002.
ATTEST:
EXHIBIT "A"
(Oct. 1990)
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
REGISTRATION FORNM
1. NAVE OF PROPERTY
rcial Historic District (Revised, Boundary Increase)
HISTORIC NAME: Grapevine Comme
OTHER NANMEJSITE NUNIBER: N/A
2. LOCATION NOT FOR PUBLICATION: NSA
STREET & NUMBER: 308-530 South Main Street VICINITY: N/A
CITY OR TOWN: Grapevine
COUNTY: Tarrant CODE: 439 Zip CODE: 76051
STATE: Texas CODE: TX
3. STATEIFEDERAL AGENCY CERTIFICATION .
As the designated authority under the National Historic PrmentationnsAct,
adards for re st lringbpropert es y certify intthe tNational Registernominatiproperty Of
_request for determination of eligibility meets theIn mv Part
Historic Places and meets the procedural l egis er criiteriasional eI recoments set forth in 36 mend that his p operttyy be conosider d sign ficcanthe pnapionally
_x_meets does not meet the National R
statewide —x—locally, (____See continuation sheet for additional comments.}
Signature of certifying ottictat
State Historic Preservation Officer, Texas Historical Commission
State or Federal agency and bureau
In my opinion, the property ! meets _does not meet the National Register criteria.
(_See continuation sheet for additional comments.)
Sianature of commenting or other official
State or Federal agency and bureau
4. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CERTIFICATION
1 hereby certify that this property is:
entered in the National Register
See continuation sheet.
_ determined eligible for the National Register
_ See continuation sheet.
dztermined not eligible for the National Register
removed from the National Register
other (explain):
Signature of the Keeper
Date
Date
Date of Action
USDI/NPS NRHP Registration Form
Grapevine Commercial Historic District (Revised, Boundary Increase), Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas Page 2
�� � .CLASSIFICATION
OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY: Private
CATEGORY OF PROPERTY: District
NUMBER OF RESOURCES WITHIN PROPERTY:
T ---1 o 4 avnandp(i didriet
CONTRIBUTING NONCONTRIBUTING
27 10
BUILDINGS
SITES
2
STRUCTURES
OBJECTS
27 12
TOTAL
T. hnnndary inrrense wren nnly
CONTRIBUTING NONCONTRIBUTING
1 2 BUILDINGS
SITES
STRUCTURES
OBJECTS
1 2 TOTAL
NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTING RESOURCES PREVIOUSLY LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER: 22 contributing
properties in original boundaries; 4 buildings previously noted as noncontributing are now also contributing
NAME OF RELATED MULTIPLE PROPERTY LISTING: Historic and Architectural Resources of Grapevine, Texas
. FUNCTION OR USE
HISTORIC FUNCTIONS: COMMERCE/specialty store
CURRENT FUNCTIONS: COMMERCE/specialty store
7. DESCRIPTION
ARCHITECTURAL CLASSIFICATION: Other:I -part commercial block; Other: 2 -part commercial block;
Other: Service Station
MATERIALS: FOUNDATION Concrete
WALLS Brick; Stucco
ROOF Asphalt
OTHER Glass; Metal
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION (see continuation sheets 7-5 through 7-7).
USDI/NPS NRNP Registration Form
Grapevine Commercial Historic District (Revised, Boundary Increase), Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas Page 3
8. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
APPLICABLE NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA
X A PROPERTY IS ASSOCIATED WITH EVENTS THAT HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE BROAD
PATTERNS OF OUR HISTORY.
_ B PROPERTY IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LIVES OF PERSONS SIGNIFICANT IN OUR PAST.
X C PROPERTY EMBODIES THE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF A TYPE, PERIOD, OR METHOD OF
CONSTRUCTION OR REPRESENTS THE WORK OF A MASTER, OR POSSESSES HIGH ARTISTIC VALUE, OR
REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT AND DISTINGUISHABLE ENTITY WHOSE COMPONENTS LACK INDIVIDUAL
DISTINCTION_
D PROPERTY HAS YIELDED, OR IS LIKELY TO YIELD, INFORMATION IMPORTANT IN PREHISTORY OR HISTORY.
CRITERIA CONSIDERATIONS: N/A
AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE: Commerce; Architecture
PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE: c.1889-1952
SIGNIFICANT DATES: c.l 889, 1900, 1920
SIGNIFICANT PERSON: N/A
CULTURAL AFFILIATION: N/A
ARCHITECT/BUILDER: unknown
NARRATIVE STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE (see continuation sheets 8-8 through 8-10).
9. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES
BIBLIOGRAPHY (see previous listings for Grapevine Commercial Historic District).
PREVIOUS DOCUMENTATION ON FILE (NPS): N/A
_ preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) has been requested.
x previously listed in the National Register
_ previously determined eligible by the National Register
_ designated a National Historic Landmark
_ recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey 9
_ recorded by Historic American Engineering Record 9
PRI-NIARY LOCATION OF ADDITIONAL DATA:
x State historic preservation office (Texas Historical Commission)
_ Other state agency
_ Federal agency
x Local government (City of Grapevine)
_ University
x Other -- Specify Repository: Grapevine Heritage Foundation
USDI/NPS NRNP Registration Form
Grapevine Commercial Historic District (Revised, Boundary Increase), Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas Page 4
1. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA
a
els
ACREAGE OF PROPERTY: approximately 8 acres
UTM REFERENCES Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting
Northing
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2 ## ###### ####### 4 ## ######
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VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION (see continuation sheet 10-11)
BOUNDARY JUSTIFICATION (see continuation sheet 10-11)
11. FORM PREPARED BY
NAME/TITLE: W. Dwayne Jones 4
ORGANIZATION: NA
DATE: 2/16/02
STREET & NUMBER: 905A N. Bishop TELEPHONE: 214-763-6490
~ITY OR TOWN: Dallas STATE: TX
ZIP CODE: 75208
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION
CONTINUATION SHEETS
MAPS (see continuation sheet Map -12)
PHOTOGRAPHS (see continuation sheet Photo -13)
ADDITIONAL ITEMS
PROPERTY OWNER
NAME: List on file with the Texas Historical Commission and City of Grapevine
STREET & NUMBER: 1511 Colorado TELEPHONE: 512-463-6006
CITY OR TOWN: Austin STATE: TX ZIP CODE: 78701
NPS Form 10.900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
National• of • Places
Comtirmation
Grapevine Commercial Historic District (Revised, Boundary Increase)
Section 7 Page 5 Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas
The purpose of this nomination amendment is to increase the boundary of the Grapevine Commercial Historic District
(NR 1992, boundary increase 1997), extend the period of significance to 1952, and reconsider the contributing status of
properties previously considered noncontributing.
The Grapevine Commercial Historic District (Revised, Boundary Increase) consists of one- and two-story commercial
buildings flanking the east and west sides of South Main Street in the central business district of Grapevine, Tarrant
County, Texas. These buildings constitute the three -block central business district of this North Texas farming
community largely constructed from c. 1889 to I952 and reflect the range of service and commercial uses typical of the
state's small towns and visible in the building forms. The roughly t -shaped central business district begins at the
intersection of the railroad and Main Street and is similar in urban form to many small agricultural centers found across
North Texas and the plains states. The buildings are generally brick toad -bearing or concrete block covered in stucco
with little ornamentation, except for corbelled brick cornices and parapets. Most of the buildings conform to the
commercial building typology of I- or 2 -part commercial blocks often in a three -bay composition. The revised district
encompasses the 1992 district and the 1997 boundary increase, as well as an extension to the south that incorporates the
last period of development in the west side of the 500 block. The district possesses a high degree of integrity wito_R'1 7
buildings being classified as Contributing and 12 buildings or structures classified as Noncontributing.
The revised Grapevine Commercial Historic District encompasses 37 individual buildings and two structures constituting
the central business district. Twenty-two of the buildings in the district date between c. 1889 and mid 1916, while 15 date
from 1920 through 1952. The buildings constructed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries reflect typical small town
construction techniques by being structurally load-bearing brick and modest in facade ornamentation. Corbelled brick
cornices, sawtooth brick details, multi -light transoms, and a few concrete block buildings with applied stucco define the
district. In form, the buildings are typically in a three-part composition and fit the 1- and 2 -part commercial blocks
developed by Richard Longstreth in the 1980s. Though vernacular in form, several buildings reflect modest Art Moderne
influences, and a few suggest corporate designs promoted during the 20th century.
The Grapevine Commercial Historic District rises in a slight slope to the north from the intersection of the railroad to the
intersection of Northwest Highway. This t -shape central business district creates an industrial section along the railroad
tracks (now recognized in the Cotton Belt Railroad Historic District, National Register 1997 and City of Grapevine 2001)
and a commercial section beginning about the 500 block of Main Street. While both the west and east sides of Main
Street now serve commercial business, the west side is generally more consistent and cohesive from the 500 to the 300
blocks and the east from the 400 through the 300 blocks. The remaining central business district consists of new
buildings, significantly altered buildings, or relocated historic buildings; thus, these sections are deleted from the
Grapevine Commercial Historic District as revised. The t -shape district is similar to agricultural service centers of North
Texas and the plains states. Many such small centers formed around the railroad creating an urban form with the tracks
and depot on the short end and the linear commercial district on the long end. Main Street is crossed by Franklin, Worth,
and Texas, each jogging across and breaking a direct line. Texas Street between Barton and Main is now closed for a
pedestrian walkway as is a small alley in the west side of the 400 block above Franklin.
OMB Approval No, 1024.0018
NPS Force 10.900-8
nited States Department of the Interior
obi` ,tional Park Service
National Register of Historic Places
Continuation Sheet_
Grapevine Commercial Historic District (Revised, Boundary Increase)
Section 7 Page 6 Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas
Most of the buildings cover one-half to three-quarters of their lots in a rectangular shaped footprint. This creates a solid
block fronting onto Main Street and a staggered appearance along the east and west alleys, being Barton and Jenkins,
respectively. The principal street facades front to an elevated concrete sidewalk that varies in height but is more uniform
in width, typically about ten feet wide. Many of the buildings have flat awnings projecting over the sidewalk that are
either historic or new, a few have cloth or vinyl awnings added during the past ten years revitalization effort. Street
furniture, lighting standards and fixtures, signs, and other commercial street elements date from the latter part of the 20th
century.
The rear facades of a most of the buildings are covered in stucco. Some arched windows from the late 19th century and
flat lintels from buildings of the 20th century are visible from the alleys. A number of the buildings have rear additions
constructed of concrete masonry with minimal fenestration, service doors and mechanical equipment. The irregular
andscaping at the rear of some buildings. This is especially the case on the
alley facades allow for parking and additional l
east side of the 400 block of Main Street.
2ontributinQ/Noncontributinn Classification
After almost twenty years as a participant in the Texas Main Street City program, by 2002 the Grapevine Commercial
Historic District included a significant number of restored or rehabilitated buildings not reflected in the earlier listings.
The rehabilitation of a 1928-29 Gulf Service Station at 530 South Main encouraged the community to seek an extension
to the established historic district so that the full central business district as developed and operating by the 1950s would
be listed. In addition, the writers of the previous two listings incorrectly recorded several historic dates and building
addresses thus complicating the community's ability to promote the historic commercial area as well as implement its
local preservation ordinance. Local historians also discovered several new historic photographs allowing documentation
of the district through the 1950s. For this revision, local historians completed a thorough review and analysis of each
building and structure to ascertain integrity and its proper category as Contributing or Noncontributing. Each of the seven
of integrity. Properties that met at least five of the elements achieved a
aspects of integrity is used to determine levels
Contributing status. For the purposes of the Grapevine Commercial Historic District an altered storefront did not indicate
a loss of integrity for design, nor did a painted brick storefront compromise integrity for materials. These two aspects are
important as many of the buildings succumbed to alterations in the 1960s and 1970s prior to listing and an organized
revitalization program. Because the Grapevine Commercial Historic District or central business district always provided
commercial services to a modest farming community, the buildings are not all of a high quality of construction or design.
Most are typical North Texas rural commercial buildings that are sound and functional, but still highly reflective of the
time and place, that being late 19th and early 20th century and Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas. The following chart
describes each building and gives its current status for the Grapevine Commercial Historic District (Revised, Boundary
Increase).
NPS Form 10.900-8
(8-86) QMBApproval Na. 1024.0018
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places
Continuation
Grapevine Commercial Historic District (Revised, Boundary Increase)
Section 7 Page 7 Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas
308 S. Main
G78
1940/2001
310 S. Main
G79180
c.1932
309 S. Main
A
c.1960
311 S. Main
B
1989/
312-314 S. Main
G81
1900/1960
316 S. Main
G82
c.1900/1980
317-319 S. Main
G102
c.1941
318 S. Main
G83
c1900/1940
320 S. Main
G84
c.1900
322-324 S. Main
G85
c1915/1950
325 S. Main
C
1986/
326 S. Main
G86
c.1898
328-330 S. Main
G87
c1890/1926
332 S. Main
G88
c1921
334 S. Main
G89
c1889
336 S. Main
G90
c.1902
337 S. Main
G101
c.1916
338 S. Main
G91
x
340 S. Main
G92
1960/
342 S. Main
G93
1942/
401 S. Main
G100
1916/
404 S. Main
x
1900/
405 S. Main
G99
c.1925
406 S. Main
C
1900/
408 S. Main
x'
c.1900
409 S. Main
G98
c.1925
411-413 S. Main
G97
c1925/1940
412 S. Main
x
c.190011910
414 S. Main
1900/
415 S. Main
G96
c.1925
418 S. Main
c.1900
420 S. Main
c.1895
422-426 S. Main
NC
c. 1900
419-423 S. Main
G94/G95 c.1910/1911
428 S. Main
19481
432 S. Main
1 -part C
1913/c.1930
500 S. Main
x
19091
520 S. Main
1966/1998
530 S. Main
2 -part C
1921/1996
Ofd New Location
Setting
Assn
Feeling
Wknshp Materials
Design
Theater NC
C
x
x
x
x
x
1 -part NC
C
x
x
x
x
x
NC
NC
x
1 -part NC
NC
x
1 -part NC
NC
x
1 -part NC
C
x
x
x
x
x
1 -part C
C
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1 -part C
C
x
x
x'
x
x
x
x
1 -part C
C
x
x
x
x
x
1 -part NC
NC
x
x
structure NC
NC
1 -part C
C
x
x
x
x
2 -part C
C
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1 -part C
C
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1 -part C
C
x
x
x
x
x
x
1 -part C
C
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1 -part C
C
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1 -part NC
NC
x
x
x
x
1 -part NC
NC
1 -part C
C
x
x
x
x
x
x
2 -part C
C
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1 -part C
C
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1 -part NC
NC
x
x
x
1 -part C
C
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1 -part C
C
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1 -part NC
NC
x
x
1 -part NC
NC
x
x
2 -part C
C
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1 -part C
C
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1 -part C
C
x
x
x
x
x
x
1 -part C
C
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1 -part C
C
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1 -part C
C
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1 -part C
C
x
x
x
x
x
1 -part C
C
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
2 -part NC
C
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Calaboose
NC
i -part
NC
C
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
OMB Approval No. 10244018
NPs Form 10-800•a-
(6.661
United States Department of the interior
ationai Park Service
National Register of Historic Places
Continuation Sheet
Grapevine Commercial Historic District (Revised, Boundary Increase)
Section 8 Page 8 Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas
The Grapevine Commercial Historic District (Revised, Boundary Increase) encompasses the city's central business:
district dating from the 1880s to the early 1950s. tl�e district captures the building forms and development as a regional
trade center from the late 19th through the early 20 century. Most of the buildings are 1- and 2 -part commercial
nities of the period. The buildings and structures reflect the
buildings typical in material and form to other Texas commu
agrarian economy of a plains community based on blackland cotton raising, small truck farming operations, and access to
rail service throughout North Texas. The t -shape form of the central business district reflects the town's original founding
and later principal economic influence, the railroad. The Grapevine Commercial Historic District is evaluated within the
context of Township Expansion, Commercial and Suburban Development of Grapei�ine, Texas. It is eligible for listing
under Criterion A in the area of Commerce and Criterion C in the area of Architecture at the local level of significance.
The revision and boundary increase updates the Grapevine Commercial Historic District listed in the National Register in
1992 and expanded in 1997. These nominations include a substantial and extensive discussion of the historical,
development and architectural trends of the community from founding and platting of the original township by William
Commercial
Tooley in 1854 through the early 1990s. Please refer to the nominations and listings for the Grapevine o
rlistoric District, 1992, and Grapevine Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase), 1997, and accompanying
multiple property submission materials from 1997 for additional information.
The following divides the city's development into contextual periods for the purposes of providing an outline, but does
not restate the documentation previously listed.
Township Founding to Arrival of "Cotton Belt" Railroad 184-1888
• Anglo settlers from Missouri move to north Tarrant County, Texas, and occupy area known as the Cross Timbers.
• Ambrose Foster and family settle on 640 -acre grant, begin nucleus of community.
Original Grapevine Township laid out on William Dooley Survey included six square blocks with Main Street
running north -south and terminating in the north in a public square and the town's water supply.
• First documented store opened by F.M. Jenkins in late 1850s
• First post office opens in 1858.
• In 1869, new churches, Masonic Lodge, and a school strengthen the community. post office, blacksmith, hotels, and
• By 1884, Grapevine population equated 550 with a town of half dozen businesses, p
other buildings.
• In 1.886, Grapevine College begins classes in former Masonic Lodge to the east of central business district giving
name to College Street.
• railroad later named St. Lous-Southwestern Railroad, or Cotton Belt Route,
In 1888, St. Louis, Arkansas, and Texas
lint: Grapevine to Greenville, Texarkana, and Fort Worth.
NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1014-0018
(8.66)
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Place
Continuation
Grapevine Commercial Historic District (Revised, Boundary Increase)
Section 8 Page 9 Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas
Rural AZricultural Community to Regional Trade Center, 1889-1920
• By 1890 Grapevine population equaled 800.
• Railroad cut across the original six -square township establishing new town form, t -shape beginning at the railroad
depot, establishing visual terminus, and limiting residential development to its south.
• Railroad created new markets for cotton produced on nearby farms,
• First substantial commercial building constructed in c. 1889 at 334 South Main, others follow in c. 1890 at 328-330
South Main Street, c.1898 at 326 South Main, and a number are built in the 300 and 400 blocks of South Main about
1900.
• International Order of Odd Fellows builds 2 -part lodge at 328-330 South Main about
• Businesses operating on Main Street included groceries, dry goods, confectioneries, drugs, farm implements,
hardware, funeral home, bank and insurance offices.
• Buildings include cast iron columns and storefronts and brick parapets and cornices. Building interiors also include
beaded wood ceilings and skylights.
• Jake Waymire, a brick mason, moved to Grapevine and began to make bricks from local clay. Contributed bricks and
laid bricks for many local buildings.
• Grapevine Home Bank (est. 190 1) occupied most significant building for architecture at 404 South Main (similar to
406 South Main) in a 1 -part red brick building with decorative transoms.
• City of Grapevine incorporated in 1907.
• Cotton Belt railroad line linked Grapevine to downtown Dallas, formerly only linked to Fort Worth.
• Grapevine Calaboose constructed of eight -inch concrete in barrel vault shape to house local prisoners in 1909.
Relocated to 500 South Main in the 1990s.
• Franchise for gas and water service granted in 1909; electric light service reached Main Street in 1910.
• William M. Cameron lumberyard, originally from Central Texas, opens local business in 1917. Cameron offers
ready -cut houses and plentiful building supplies.
• By 1920 Grapevine population equaled 821.
Expansion of Regional Trade Center, 1920-1952
• In 1921, Sanborn Fire Insurance map company issues first map of central business district.
• Tarrant County State Bank constructed 1 -part Classical Revival building at 332 South Main in 1921. Reflects
national influence in commercial building styles and materials.
• W. Willhoite and Bart Starr, Jr. open first auto service in 1921 at 432 South Main. Later installed first electric gas
pumps and hydraulic autolift in Grapevine. Owners adapted 1913 2 -part commercial building, a typical pattern for
early auto -related businesses.
• Gulf Service Station replaces a house owned by Bob Morrow, a banker, in 1928. First service station built in
Grapevine on State Highway 121 connecting Grapevine to Fort Worth. Other stations existed on Northwest Highway.
State Highway 114, to the north, the connecting highway to Dallas, and Willhoite's Service Station & Garage, one
block north on South Main.
OM8 Approval No. 1024 -0018 -
NPS Form 10-400-8
(8-86)
United States Department of the Interior<
tional Park Service
National Register of Historic Places
Continuation Sheet
Grapevine Commercial Historic District (Revised, Boundary Increase)
Section 8 Page 10 Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas
• Trucks and automobiles beDin to shift economy from cotton based to diversified farming including poultry, dairy,
peanuts, watermelons, cantaloupes, and livestock.
• By 1930 Grapevine population equaled 936; in 1940 it reached 1,043.
• In c. 1932, Buckner's Cash grocery opened at 310 South Main. Established in 1914 to sell groceries, feeds, and shelf
hardware, the new 1 -part, tile -roofed Buckner's replaced an 1888 building.
• Kirby Buckner also developed local entertainment businesses and opened the first Palace Theater in the mid -1920s in
the 300 block of South Main. A New Palace Theater opened in 1940 at 308 South Main built at a cost of $25,000 in
white stucco and maroon tile.
• First National Bank of Grapevine constructed 1 -part Art Moderne style building in 1942 at 342 South Main.
Designed by Dallas architect, Walter Ahlschlager, architect of the Mercantile Bank in downtown Dallas, the building
reflects typical stylistic elements of aluminum and steel windows, terrazzo floors, and limestone (now covered in light
stucco).
• Defense industry development around Dallas and Fort Worth contributed to rapid growth around Grapevine.
��� Construction of Lake Grapevine (1947-1952) also attracted postwar growth.
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. In 1948, the 1 -part gray shellstone commercial building is constructed at 428 South Main becoming the last major
building in the -central business district.
• The central business district continues in the 1950s to be economically viable for local residents and nearby farms.
Remains the focus of local community activities and events including parades and celebrations. (see Photograph
Inventory)
• In 1950 part of the Cotton Belt depot is demolished to allow for the straightening of Main Street.
Decline, Revitalization and Positioning in Dallas -Fort Worth Metroplex, 192 — present
• By the 1960s business owners begin to make alterations to the buildings to reflect competition from nearby shopping
malls and commercial businesses sprawling out from Dallas and Fort Worth.
• Building alterations especially noticeable in the 300 to 400 block of east side of South Main, to a lesser degree in the
west side of the 400 block.
• From 1965 to 1974, Dallas -Fort Worth International Airport is constructed south of Grapevine. Additional building
pressures exist on the central business district as suburban development moves north from Dallas and Fort Worth.
• In 1982 the Tarrant County historic resources survey identified potential historic districts.
• Mid 1980s Grapevine initiates a Main Street revitalization project and later establishes the Grapevine Historical
Foundation.
The Grapevine Commercial Historic District is eligible for listing under Criterion A in the area of Commerce and
Criterion C in the area of Architecture at the local level of significance.
NPS Form 10-900-a OMS Approval Na. 1024-0018
(8-861
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places
Continuation Sheet
Grapevine Commercial Historic District (Revised, Boundary Increase)
Section 10 Page 11 Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas
VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION
Revised district: Beginning at the centerline of the intersection of West Texas Street, east to the intersection of South
Main Street, then south to the intersection of East Texas Street and east to the intersection of Jenkins Street, then south to
the intersection of East Franklin Street, then west to South Main, then south to the intersection of West College Street,
then west to the intersection of South Barton, then north to the point of origin.
The area added to the district in 2002 is bounded by West College, South Main, the southern boundary of the previously
listed district, and a line drawn as a continuation of Barton Street on the west side.
BOUNDARY JUSTIFICATION
The proposed boundaries include all properties constructed for commercial purposes in the central business district in the
period of significance set at c. 1889 through 1952. These boundaries include the original National Register listing for
Grapevine Commercial Historic District as of 1992, and the boundary increase for the district listed in 1997. All other
aspects of the boundary justification as shown in the 1997 listing remain accurate.
OMB Approval No. 1024-0018
NPS Form 10-900-a
(8.86)
United States Department of the Interior
'ational Park Service
National Register of Historic Places
Continuation Sheet
Grapevine Commercial Historic District (Revised, Boundary Increase)
Section MAP Page 12 Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas
Map: Boundaries, revised with updated Contributing/Noncontributing StatLIS.
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NPS Form 10-900-a OMBApprovaift. 1024.00)a
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NationalRegister of • Places
Continuation Sheet
Grapevine Commercial Historic District (Revised, Boundary Increase)
Section PHOTO Page 13 Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas
Photograph Inventory
Property Name: Grapevine Commercial Historic District (Revised, Boundary Increase)
City/County/State: Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas
Photographer: W. Dwayne Jones
Date of Photograph: February 2002
Location of Negatives: City of Grapevine, Grapevine, Texas
Photograph #I
412-414 South Main
Camera Facing West
Photograph #2
342 South Main
Camera Facing Northwest
Photograph 93
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Camera Facing Northwest
Photograph 94
308 South Main
Camera Facing Northwest
Photograph 95
309-311-317-319 South Main
Camera Facing East
Photograph #6
337 South Main
Camera Facing Southeast
Photograph 97
401-415 South Main
Camera Facing Northeast
Photograph #8
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Camera Facing Northeast
Photograph #9
500 South Main
Camera Facing Northwest
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