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Dallas, TX

Fair Park Historic District

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A 277-acre historic park and cultural complex in East Dallas designated as a National Historic Landmark and Dallas Landmark District. It is home to the State Fair of Texas and contains the largest surviving collection of 1930s Art Deco exposition-style architecture in the United States, largely built for the Texas Centennial Exposition. The district houses museums, event venues, and recreational facilities and remains an important public and cultural institution for Dallas.
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Rhonda Dunn5
Department of Planning and Development5
Grand Avenue2
Jose Soto2
1240 Washington Street1
Norman Alston1
4105 S. Fitzhugh Avenue1
Norman Alston, FAIA1
Cotton Bowl Stadium1
Texas Historical Commission1

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1300 Robert B Cullum Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75210·Show on Google Maps ↗
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October 2026

Consent Items
Landmark Commission →

Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness amendment to build a new 10.5-acre community park on surface parking lots in the Fair Park Historic District, reorienting the entrance toward South Dallas neighborhoods. Staff recommends approval conditioned on Texas Historical Commission review; the Task Force recommends approval as submitted.

4105 S. FITZHUGH AVENUE Council District 7 Fair Park Historic District COA-26-000509 Rhonda Dunn Request A Certificate of Appropriateness to construct a new community park on existing surface parking

August 2026

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Landmark Commission →

Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install new trees and plant material around the main building at 3536 Grand Avenue in the Fair Park Historic District. Staff and the task force recommend approval subject to conditions ensuring compatibility with the district's historic landscape character.

3536 GRAND AVENUE Council District 7 Fair Park Historic District COA-26-000201 Rhonda Dunn Request A Certificate of Appropriateness to install new trees and plant material around the main building. Ap

July 2026

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A Certificate of Appropriateness application for 3536 Grand Avenue in the Fair Park Historic District, seeking approval to install 31 bollards adjacent to the southwest elevation of the main building. Staff and Task Force recommend approval with conditions on color, removability for emergency access, and pavement repair.

3536 GRAND AVENUE Council District 7 Fair Park Historic District COA-26-000226 Rhonda Dunn Request A Certificate of Appropriateness to install 31 bollards adjacent to the southwest elevation of the ma

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A Certificate of Appropriateness application for 1240 Washington Street in the Fair Park Historic District, seeking approval to construct a freestanding metal carport and install an 8-foot screened perimeter fence with sliding gate. Staff and Task Force both recommend approval, with staff adding conditions on paint color and fence attachment.

1240 WASHINGTON STREET Council District 7 Fair Park Historic District COA-26-000306 Rhonda Dunn Request 1. A Certificate of Appropriateness to construct a new accessory structure in the left (west) si

June 2026

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Landmark Commission →

Certificate of Appropriateness application (COA-26-000213) to install eight SEG 'Snap' frame signage systems on the exterior walls of Cotton Bowl Stadium's team rooms in the Fair Park Historic District, recommended for approval by both staff and the task force as reversible, compatible work that does not affect protected historic materials.

3750 COTTON BOWL PLAZA Council District 7 Fair Park Historic District COA-26-000213 Rhonda Dunn Request A Certificate of Appropriateness to install eight (8) 5-foot-wide by 9-foot-high SEG “Snap” fram