Fair Park Texas Centennial Buildings
- Fair Park Texas Centennial Buildings
Infobox_nrhp | name =Fair Park Texas Centennial Buildings
nrhp_type = nhld
caption = Hall of State, in 2004
location= Bounded by Texas and Pacific RR, Pennsylvania, Second, and Parry Aves., Dallas, Texas
lat_degrees = 32
lat_minutes = 46
lat_seconds = 46
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 96
long_minutes = 45
long_seconds = 35
long_direction = W
locmapin = Texas
area = 277 acres
built =1936
architect= Dahl,George L.; Et al.
architecture= Art Deco
designated= September 24, 1986[cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1964&ResourceType=District]
title=Fair Park Texas Centennial Buildings |accessdate=2008-06-23|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = September 24, 1986[cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] ]
governing_body = Local
refnum=86003488
Fair Park Texas Centennial Buildings, also known as Texas Centennial Exposition Buildings (1936--1937), Fair Park or Site of Texas State Fairs 1886 to date is a historic district in Dallas, Texas. It includes about 30 structures and covers 277 acres.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1986.[citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/86003488.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Texas Centennial Exposition Buildings (1936-37) / Fair Park (Site of Texas State Fairs 1886-date] |32 KB|date=December 24, 1985 |author=Stephen G. Snyder and James H. Charleton |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/86003488.pdf "Accompanying 19 photos, from 1985"] |32 KB] ]References
External links
* [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/FF/ggf3.html Fair Park] Handbook of Texas Online
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