HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 4679-09-2016 A Resolution
NO. 4679-09-2016
SUPPORTING THE DESIGNATION OF THE JENNINGS-VICKERY
HISTORIC DISTRICT ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC
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WHEREAS,the Jennings-Vickery Historic District includes an area roughly
bounded by West Vickery Boulevard, Hemphill Street, West Daggett Avenue, and St.
Louis Avenue, and includes that portion of Jennings Avenue north to West Lancaster
Avenue to include the rights-of-ways and retaining walls for the Jennings Avenue
Underpass;
WHEREAS, the Jennings-Vickery Historic District contains sixteen contributing
buildings, two contributing objects, one contributing structure, three noncontributing
buildings, and one noncontributing object;
WHEREAS, the period of significance is from 1907 to 1966, with the earlier date
corresponding to the construction of the oldest extant resources in the district and the
later date corresponding with the National Register's 50-year criterion and recognizing
the proposed district's continued significance as an apparel manufacturing center;
WHEREAS, in the 1920s and 1930s, Justin Boot Factory and Williamson-Dickie
Manufacturing Company located to the district and became internationally known for
their products;
WHEREAS, the Jennings-Vickery Historic District is eligible for the National
Register of Historic Places at the local level of significance under Criterion A in the
field of Industry because it is a property associated with events that have made a
significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history;
WHEREAS, contributing structures located in a National Register Historic
District can use the State Historic Tax Credit and the Federal Historic Tax Credit as an
economic development tool;
WHEREAS, on September 12, 2016, the Historic and Cultural Landmarks
Commission adopted a resolution recommending that the Fort Worth City Council
support the designation of the Jennings-Vickery Historic District on the National
Register of Historic Places; and
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY" COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
That the City of Fort Worth supports the designation of the Jennings-Vickery
Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
Adopted this 13� day of September, 2016. ;!�000uAnAq
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