Broadacres Historic District
1300-1506 North Blvd. and 1305-1515 South Blvd., Houston, TXBroadacres is a neighborhood in the South End of Houston that may be designated an enclave:a residential district originally comprised of a limited number of property owners who came together on the basis of personal and professional association. Distinctive planning (illustrated by the quality of its landscape architecture) and fine eclectic domestic architecture mark Broadacres as not only an exemplar of 1920s residential development, but as a noteworthy public amenity. Three of the period's finest designers -William Ward Watkin, Birdsall P. Briscoe, and John F. Staub - contributed to this ambience. It's park-like atmosphere helps alleviate the severe shortage of city owned green space in over-developed Houston.
Local significance of the district:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.