National Register of Historic Places

Childress Commercial and Civic Historic District

Childress, Childress County, Texas
Listed
June 6, 2016
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
16000349

About this property

The Childress Commercial and Civic Historic District is a 110 acres (45 ha) historic district in Childress, Texas which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. The district includes 93 contributing buildings, five contributing structures, three contributing sites, and two contributing objects, as well as 30 non-contributing buildings. Over 60 acres are in the city's Fair Park, and it includes about 17 city blocks plus a discontiguous 1.3 acre parcel holding the former J.J. Rhoads School gymnasium and auditorium, a landmark in an historically African-American neighborhood. The majority of its buildings are one-part or two-part commercial buildings, built of cast iron, brick, wood, stone and glass. It includes brick-paved streets installed in the 1920s in much of the commercial area. Childress Post Office Building (RTHL #830, 1991), 210 Third St. NW Palace Theater (RTHL #13801, 2005), 206 N. Main St. Former Childress High School, 700 Commerce St., now a junior high school

Location

Childress, Childress County, Texas

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTCOMMERCEARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Childress Commercial and Civic Historic District listed on the National Register?

Childress Commercial and Civic Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 6, 2016.

What type of historic resource is Childress Commercial and Civic Historic District?

Childress Commercial and Civic Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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