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 Grapevine Commercial Historic District - Grapevine, TX Posted by:  QuesterMark
N 32° 56.287 W 097° 04.698
14S E 679656 N 3646065
Most of Main Street in downtown Grapevine is part of the Commercial Historic District.
Waymark Code: WM2JT9
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2007
Views: 68
Including two boundary increases (1997 & 2002), the Grapevine Commercial Historic District encompasses the 300, 400, and 500 blocks of Main Street.
The Grapevine Commercial Historic District consists of 25 commercial buildings that constitute the most intact portion of the historic mercantile center of the town of Grapevine. The district is on a flat tract in the downtown area of this north Texas prairie community, now situated on the northern edge of the Dallas/Ft. Worth metropolitan area. The masonry structures constituting the district were built about 1900 in then-popular vernacular 1- and 2-part commercial building styles. Some of the district is distinctive for the predominance of red brick as the primary building material; a dominant cornice line shared by all the structures that are detailed in brick corbel and dentil courses; and a strong and consistent 3-bay rhythm. Many buildings have recessed storefront entries flanked by large plate glass shop windows topped by transoms. The contributing buildings in the district retain their historic character to a high degree. The Grapevine Commercial Historic District is a collection of buildings that typify the main street of a small, circa 1900 agricultural community that, like many others in the region, experienced significant suburban growth in the latter half of the 20th century, drawing business and commerce away to the town's fringes.
Grapevine Commercial Historic District
Boundary Increase I
Boundary Increase II
Street address:
300-530 Main St.
Grapevine, TX United States
76051
County / Borough / Parish: Tarrant County
Year listed: 1992
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Government; Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Post Office
Current function: Commerce/Trade; Business, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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