Belmont, Dallas
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Belmont | |
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Neighborhood | |
Coordinates: 32°49′7.48″N 96°45′57.65″W / 32.8187444°N 96.7660139°W | |
Country | United States of America |
State | CDT ) |
Belmont is a
Early history
Colonel Exall planned to make Belmont the most attractive residential portion of Dallas. His plans included 5-foot-wide (1.5 m) sidewalks, Macadamized streets, terraced lots. Deed restrictions required all new homes to cost at least $2,000 at the time of construction. Utilities and an artesian water well were also planned to run to each lot. However, when the panic of 1893 gripped the nation; the underdeveloped Belmont was sold at the Dallas County Courthouse on May 1, 1894, at 4 PM. The highest bidder was Adolphus Busch of St. Louis, MO. He paid $20,000 for the remaining lots. Mr. Busch had originally financed Exall for the Belmont purchase.
The lots sat vacant for more than 17 years and they became overgrown with native
Architecture
Although a few of the original two-story homes and bungalows remain, the neighborhood has preserved most of its original charm and architectural styles. A combination of new and older homes in the Craftsman, Prairie, Colonial Revival, Tudors as well as other early 20th century architectural style homes, along with its mature trees and easygoing lifestyle, give this neighborhood a sense of place and time.
Belmont Conservation District
In 2004, the Belmont Conservation District was formed, through the passage of a Dallas City Ordinance, with the intent of preserving the unique character of the neighborhood.[2]
References
- ^ David Exall Stewart (Fall 2014). "Colonel Henry Exall: Building Texas from the Ground Up". Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas. 26 (2). Dallas Historical Society: 4–12.
- ^ Neighborhood, Belmont (2020-09-14). "Overview". Belmont Conservation District. Retrieved 2020-09-14.