National Register Listing

Leuda-May Historic District

301-311 W. Leuda and 805-807 May Sts., Fort Worth, TX

The Leuda-May Historic District is composed of three 2-story apartment buildings, and two garage/apartment buildings. The district is located approximately 3/4-mile south of downtown Fort Worth, Texas in a neighborhood of primarily single and multi-family dwellings. It is close to two former public school buildings that were recently converted to apartments. The neighborhood has suffered some deterioration over the last several decades with the demolition of nearby buildings and deferred maintenance on others. The three primary buildings were constructed between c. 1923 and 1936 with an addition made to one of the buildings around 1941. The district is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A at the local level of significance for their association with the history of Community Planning and Development of the city of Fort Worth, particularly the Near South Side. The buildings in the district replaced a late 19th-century dwelling originally located on the site, representing the need for multi-family units during the 1920s and 1930s to accommodate the city's growing population. They are also eligible under Criterion C as excellent local examples of vernacular interpretations of designs influenced by Prairie School, Italian Renaissance Revival, and Colonial Revival/Bungalow styles. The two apartment/garages and one structure are contributing to the district as they were constructed during the period of significance which is defined as c. 1923-c.1941.

Local significance of the district:
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2005.