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1 A Resolution
NQ 3473-04-2007
NOMINATING A PORTION OF THE NEAR SOUTHEAST NEIGHBORHOOD
AS DESCRIBED HEREIN,
FOR DESIGNATION AS A HISTORIC AND CULTURAL LANDMARK (HC) DISTRICT
WHEREAS, a portion of the Near Southeast neighborhood is bounded roughly by Evans
Avenue and Kentucky Avenue on the west, East Hattie Street on the north, Exeter Street and the Fort
Worth & Western Railroad on the east, and Verbena Street on the south, and is depicted on the map at
Attachment A,
WHEREAS, the Near Southeast was listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the
~ Keeper of the Record on April 26 2002, under Criterion A in the areas of `Community Planning and
Development" and `Ethnic Heritage. Black"•
WHEREAS, by 1902 the Lake View streetcar line ran into the heart of this community lending
' to the rapid growth and development of the residential neighborhood
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WHEREAS, in 1910 William Madison McDonald began to purchase land in the Near Southeast
to create a thriving neighborhood for African Americans to build homes and businesses, many of which
are extant;
WHEREAS, by the 1910s the Near Southeast had become the premier neighborhood for Fort
`: Worth's African American population, and
WHEREAS, the Fort Worth City Council would like to consider this district for designation as a
Historic and Cultural Landmark (HC) District;
~ NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE FORT WORTH CITY COUNCIL
That the City Council nominates the Near Southeast neighborhood for designation as a Historic
and Cultural Landmark (HC) District and requests the City's Historic Preservation Officer to prepare an
appropriate application for public hearings to be conducted by the Historical and Cultural Landmarks
Commission the Zoning Commission, and -the City Council.
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(Attachment~A. Map•of Near Sow#heas)
A`~DOI'TED_this 10th^. =~ day of April ~ 20Q~7{~ROVED
CITY COURCIL
Marty Hendrix '`~. ~ ~ Ah'K 1 0 2007
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