Wilson Block -- Dallas TX - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Wilson Block is a group of four Queen Anne-style homes in East Dallas built by Frederick P. Wilson and his wife Henrietta Frichot Wilson in the late 1890s. The homes are located at 2902, 2906, 2910 and 2922 Swiss Ave in East Dallas.

Today the homes are owned by the Meadows Foundation (part of Preservation Dallas). They are preserved for the future and occupied by social service agencies.

Two identically-named historic markers commemorate the history of this block:

(1)

"WILSON BLOCK

This historic neighborhood is located on land patented in 1838 to Illinois native John Grigsby. Dallas businessman Frederick P. Wilson and his wife Henrietta Frichot Wilson acquired the site in 1898 and built their residence (2922 Swiss Avenue) and six other houses. Owned by the Wilsons for almost eighty years, the houses became the nucleus of the Wilson Block. Several early Dallas leaders rented homes here. Similar in composition, the houses in the neighborhood are representative of the city's lifestyle at the turn of the century. (1983)"

And (2)

"WILSON BLOCK

Swiss native Jacob Nussbaumer, a colonist in the pioneer La Reunion settlement of the Dallas area, purchased this land prior to the Civil War. In 1898 his wife Dorothea and children sold it to her niece Henrietta Frichot Wilson (1864-1953), the daughter of La Reunion settlers.

Henrietta and her husband Frederick P. Wilson (1863-1923) built their residence at this site in 1899 and later constructed six additional homes as rental property. Together the houses were the center of a residential area known as the Wilson Block of Swiss Avenue. The neighborhood was the home of many early Dallas leaders, including Charles D. Hill, who became one of the area's prominent architects, and Dr. Theodore L.E. Arnold, an early Dallas ophthamologist whose son Charles pioneered in microphotography.

The various architectural styles represented in the historic Wilson Block reflect Victorian and Queen Anne influences. The homes feature similarities in composition, including frame construction, clapboard siding, decorative shingle patterns, gabled roofs and intricate ornamentation.

Today the Wilson Block serves as a reminder of Dallas' rich heritage and early development. (1983)"

Street address: 2900 Block of Swiss Ave Dallas, TX County / Borough / Parish: Dallas Year listed: 1978 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Social History/Architecture Periods of significance: 1900-1924; 1875-1899 Historic function: private dwelling Current function: Office 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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