Levi–Topletz House Explained

Levi–Topletz House
Added:March 23, 1995
Refnum:95000317
Location:2603 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.,
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Coordinates:32.7672°N -96.7703°W
Architect:H.A. Overbeck
Architecture:Renaissance
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:East and South Dallas MPS

Levi–Topletz House is a historic brick residential building in Dallas, Texas, U.S..[1] It displays elements and characteristic of the Italian Renaissance revival and Prairie School styles. It is one of the few residences of the Edgewood Addition (1912) that is surviving on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard (formerly Forest Avenue), the principal streetcar route across the South Dallas neighborhood. The original owner of the house was Jewish businessman, Leo S. Levi, who commissioned the building.

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1995, for the architecture. The building is associated with the historic context, "The Development of East and South Dallas: 1872–1945". It is also known as Phase IV--East Dallas DAL/DA 9.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Levi--Topletz House . November 5, 2023 . National Park Service. With
  2. Web site: Texas (TX), Dallas County . 2023-11-06 . National Register of Historic Places.