Childress Commercial and Civic Historic District

Childress Commercial and Civic Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by 3rd St., NW., Aves. A & I, 2nd St., NE., Fair Park & 810 Ave. I NE., Childress, Texas
Coordinates 33°48′57″N 98°11′45″W / 33.81583°N 98.19583°W / 33.81583; -98.19583Coordinates: 33°48′57″N 98°11′45″W / 33.81583°N 98.19583°W / 33.81583; -98.19583
Area 110 acres (45 ha)
NRHP reference # 16000349[1]
Added to NRHP June 7, 2016

The Childress Commercial and Civic Historic District is a 110 acres (45 ha) historic district in Childress, Texas which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. The district includes 93 contributing buildings, five contributing structures, three contributing sites, and two contributing objects, as well as 30 non-contributing buildings.[1]

Over 60 acres are in the city's Fair Park, and it includes about 17 city blocks plus a discontiguous 1.3 acre parcel holding the former J.J. Rhoads School gymnasium and auditorium (an African-American neighborhood's landmark).[2]

The majority of its buildings are one-part or two-part commercial buildings, built of cast iron, brick, wood, stone and glass. It includes brick-paved streets installed in the 1920s in much of the commercial area.[2]

Significant individual buildings include:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gregory Smith; Leslie Wolfenden; Rick Mitchell; THC staff and Childress Main Street volunteers (March 26, 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Childress Commercial and Civic Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved August 20, 2018. With maps and 36 photos from 2013 and 2015.
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