Wilson Block
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Wilson Block is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 146 m. Mount Donwell stands 218 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Liberty Street Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 5.4 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Wilson Block is a historic district located in east Dallas, Texas and was one of the first residential developments in Dallas. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The houses have been restored and are maintained to preserve their turn-of-the-century Victorian revival style architecture. The Wilson Block includes 4 of the original single-family dwellings located at what is now 2902, 2906, 2910 and 2922 Swiss Ave. The District encompasses a city block, 95,000 square feet (8,800 m2), bounded by Swiss Avenue, Floyd, Oak, and Liberty Streets. The houses that became the center of the Wilson Block Historic District were constructed in 1899–1902, the first being the Wilson House at 2922 Swiss Ave., a 1+1⁄2-story residence. Construction of an additional 6 rental houses followed, 3 of which have been restored and still remain at 2902, 2906 and 2910 Swiss Ave. Each house is unique in layout and character, but all share some of the common characteristics of the revival styles of the late 1800s, including irregularly shaped roofs that are steeply pitched and dominant front-facing gables. The homes are 1+1⁄2-story single-family dwellings constructed of wood with milled details. The siding comprises textured shingles and clapboard. Some were built with front porches, while others wrap around to the sides. The back of some of the houses had rear screened porches on both levels. Upstairs porches were commonly used for sleeping, while the porches downstairs provided an open space to conduct household chores; all had cisterns on each porch. The Wilson House was the only house on the block with servant's quarters and a carriage house.
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Wikidata Q25339398, matched on coordinates and name (50 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1983
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Liberty Street Garden: 0.0 mi
- Deep Ellum Urban Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Meditation Foundation Maze: 0.8 mi
- Nasher Sculpture Garden: 0.9 mi
- Renee's Garden: 1.0 mi
- Central Square Park: 0.1 mi
- Exall Park: 0.3 mi
- Carpenter Park: 0.5 mi
- Celebration of Life Park: 0.6 mi
- Pacific Plaza: 0.7 mi
- Dallas Fire Station 03: 0.2 mi
- Tom Thumb/7 UP: 0.2 mi
- The Traveling Man - Walking Tall: 0.3 mi
- Rush Hour: 0.3 mi
- The Traveling Man - Waiting on a Train: 0.3 mi
- Baylor College of Dentistry: 0.2 mi
- City of East Dallas: 0.2 mi
- William Sidney Pittman: 0.3 mi
- Original Site of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Dallas: 0.3 mi
- Baylor University Medical Center: 0.3 mi
- Giant Eye: 0.9 mi
- Katy Trail Caboose: 1.5 mi
- Love Bugs: 1.6 mi
- Reunion Tower: 1.7 mi
- Texas Star: 1.7 mi
- Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art: 0.8 mi
- Nasher Sculpture Center: 0.9 mi
- Economy in Action: 0.9 mi
- The Dallas Firefighter's Museum: 1.2 mi
- Perot Museum of Nature and Science: 1.2 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 3.8 mi
- Big Spring Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Joppa Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Trinity River Audubon Center: 7.5 mi
- McCommas Bluff Preserve: 7.9 mi
- La Reunion: 4.6 mi
- Sowers: 12.2 mi
- Lawson: 14.1 mi
- Camey Spur: 20.9 mi
- Nickelville: 21.8 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 3.8 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 6.3 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 24.7 mi
- Chalk Hill: 6.8 mi
- Flower Mound: 22.6 mi
- Mount Donwell: 24.4 mi
- McKamy Spring: 11.0 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 23.7 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 4.6 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 18.0 mi
- Muddy Creek: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wilson Block. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Donwell | WNW 292° | 218 m | 24.4 mi |
| Chalk Hill | WSW 244° | 202 m | 6.8 mi |
| Flower Mound | NW 314° | 202 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:48 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dallas FAA AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403582209
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