Bounded by Warren, Atlanta, McDermott, Meadow, Oakland and Dathe, Dallas, Texas. County/parish: Dallas.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 23, 1995. NRIS 95000331.
Part of East and South Dallas MPS (NRIS 64500635).
373 contributing buildings.
Wheatley Place is a neighborhood in South Dallas, Texas, that is designated as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and as a somewhat smaller Dallas Landmark District by the city. Included among the buildings that compose the historic district is the Juanita J. Craft Civil Rights House, a museum that was the former home of Dallas civil rights pioneer, Juanita Craft. The house is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark and is included within the NRHP district but not the municipal landmark district.
Predominantly constructed as a neighborhood for African-Americans, the area was named for Phillis Wheatley, an African-American poet from the 18th century, who was the first African-American author of a published book of poetry.
The district was listed on the National Register on March 23, 1995, and the Dallas City Council designated Wheatley Place as a historic landmark district on October 25, 2000.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968706