Perry Heights (Dallas, Texas)

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Perry Heights is one of the last remaining Oak Lawn neighborhoods consisting of single family homes. It was open to the public in 1922 and developed by E. Gordon Perry, an eccentric and wealthy oil man. The development was intended for substantial homes that were required to be “permanent construction in brick, hollow tile, or stucco”. Of all the streets in Perry Heights, only Rawlins was required to have two story homes. A 1924 newspaper article boasts of the paved streets, 15-foot alleys, spacious sidewalks, eight inch gas and water mains, lights, telephones, and shade trees. All of these made Perry Heights special at the time of construction and continues to make Rawlins Street significant even today. The owners of the homes on Rawlins Street have recently applied to the City of Dallas for Conservation District status.