Wheatley Place, Dallas

Wheatley Place Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Dallas Landmark
Houses in the neighborhood in 2014
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Location	Bounded by Warren, Atlanta, McDermott, Meadow, Oakland and Dathe, Dallas, Texas
Coordinates	32°45′54″N 96°45′43″W / 32.76500°N 96.76194°W / 32.76500; -96.76194
Area	98 acres (40 ha)
Built	1916 (1916)
Architectural style	Bungalow/Craftsman
MPS	East and South Dallas MPS
NRHP reference No.	95000331[1]
DLMK No.	H/100
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 23, 1995
Designated DLMK	October 25, 2000[2]

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.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Texas
• Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Dallas County
• List of Dallas Landmarks

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