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It is important to mention that OOCCL's efforts are altruistic. The public asked us what we could do in the future to be pro-active with regards to demolitions and this is an attempt to do that. OOCCL cannot make anyone not tear down a building.
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Most long-time Cliffites know bits and pieces of Oak Cliff history, and some are scholars of the subject. During our research to identify the risk factors associated with many current buildings and structures, we were reminded continuously about the abundant success stories in Oak Cliff. The following properties provide excellent examples of organic growth, as well as reminders of how community effort, positive zoning regulations, maintaining original structures, as well as caring property owners and visionaries can change the shape of an entire community.
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Publishing an Architecture at Risk list is a way to bring public attention to the potential loss of historic and architecturally significant buildings and places. We are encouraged to look around carefully and think beyond the obvious to identify the potential loss of special places. Many times we focus on the large historic buildings, but smaller, often-overlooked places, are equally important to Oak Cliff.
After the League's experiences with DISD and Oak Cliff Christian, many in the community asked us what we could do to be more pro-active with possible demolition of other local landmarks, this list is an attempt to do that. We credit and thank Preservation Dallas and Katherine Seale for allowing us to borrow their idea from Preservation Dallas' List of Endangered Historic Places.
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1. Historic Churches of Tenth St. / Various |
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Oak Cliff Christian
300 E. Tenth St.
1916 - Endangered
It is a familiar story and the one that inspired this list. Twenty-three churches once lined Tenth St. So many that the road was listed in Ripley’s Believe It or Not as having more churches per square mile than anyplace else in the United States. Oak Cliff Christian sits on one end of the 8 remaining sanctuaries. DISD pulled a demo permit on December 15, 2009 and OOCCL and our friends begged and pleaded for the district to not demolish the structure but rather use it in their future plans. As demolition became more imminent and light could be seen through the ripped off windows and the exposed boards inside, OOCCL and Past President John McCall filed suit in District Court. Judge Martin Hoffman of the 68th court echoed our statements about the building ordered us to mediation.
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2. Second Church of Christian Science / 1755 W. Colorado |
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RISK - Lack of protection and condos next door, this structure will not be part of Stevens Park new Conservation District.
The Second Church of Christ Scientist started a church in Oak Cliff because First Church of Christ Scientist at Cadiz and Brower, downtown, had become too crowded. They outgrew their first structure at Tenth and Storey, where they were one of the 23 churches of Tenth St., and built this early colonial Williamsburg design on Stevens Park Golf Course in 1949. The architects were Wilson and Patterson and it cost $165,000.00 to construct.
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