Original Town Residential Historic District
a.k.a. College Heights Neighborhood
Roughly bounded by Texas, Austin, Hudgins and Jenkins Sts., Grapevine, TXGrapevine's Original Town Residential Historic District encompasses a cohesive collection of late 19th and early 20th century residential properties adjacent to the commercial heart of this rural trading center. Erected of rail supplied lumber and brick, these residences reflect the economic prosperity of the community's leading merchants and professionals, as well as farmers, railroad workers and other wage earners during the period of significance. Evaluated within the context of Township Expansion, Commercial and Suburban Development of Grapevine, Texas: 1888-1955, this district reflects the broad historic and architectural trends that shaped development patterns in the community. It is therefore nominated at the local level of significance under Criterion A in the area of Community Planning and Development and under Criterion C in the area of Architecture.
Local significance of the district:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
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.