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Greenway Parks Historic District | |
Greenway Parks sign in 2012 | |
Location | Bounded by W. Mockingbird Ln., W. University Blvd., Inwood & N. Dallas Tollway., Dallas, Texas |
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Coordinates | 32°50′27″N96°49′4″W / 32.84083°N 96.81778°W |
Area | 150 acres (61 ha) |
Built | 1927 |
Architect | George Allen, et al. |
Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Modern Movement |
MPS | Historic Residential Suburbs in the United States, 1830-1960 MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 07001383 [1] |
Added to NRHP | January 10, 2008 |
Greenway Parks Historic District is located in Dallas, Texas.
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 10, 2008.
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