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Commission member proposes 'Grainery' district to expand South Dallas historic protections and commercial zoning
Summary
A commission member proposed studying a 24-acre area of South Dallas centered on a grain elevator as a possible second historic district, recommending a reconnaissance survey and noting potential grant and tax-increment financing benefits; commissioners agreed to preliminary fieldwork and to target a CLG grant application in 2027.
A member of the Dallas Historic Preservation Commission proposed that the commission explore creating a second local historic district — a working concept dubbed the “Grainery District” — in the South Dallas Urban Renewal District, saying the area’s grain elevator, old mill and Morston School anchor a cluster of mostly historic homes and three commercial buildings that merit preservation and could support expanded downtown activity.
The presenter said the study area is about 24 acres containing 66 properties (approximately 16 industrially zoned and 50 residential), and said many residential buildings date to the 1880s–1920s and have been restored. The presenter cited the South Dallas Urban Renewal District’s recent transportation study (described in the meeting as a roughly $180,000,…
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