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Stevens Park Village, Dallas

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Stevens Park Village is a neighborhood in northern Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas (USA), named for its developer, John P. Stevens.[citation needed]

CountryUnited States
Elevation
489 ft (149 m)
ZIP code
75211
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Stevens Park Village
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CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesDallas
CityDallas
AreaOak Cliff
Elevation
489 ft (149 m)
ZIP code
75211
Area codes214, 469, 972
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Geography

The neighborhood is part of the Texas Blackland Prairies, a temperate grassland ecoregion of Texas.

The area is elevated by the Austin Chalk limestone formation overlooking downtown Dallas. Some homes have views of the Dallas skyline.[1]

The neighborhood is bounded by Remond Dr to the north, N Hampton Rd to the east, Fullerton Dr to the west and Fort Worth Ave to the south. The neighborhood includes the following streets:

  • Barberry Dr
  • W Colorado Blvd
  • Fullerton Dr
  • Lawndale Dr
  • Leander Dr
  • Stevens Crest Dr
  • Stevens Ridge Dr
  • Walter Dr

History

Stevens Park Village stands on land that in the mid-1850s was part of the French utopian socialist colony of La Réunion.

Most of the homes on Colorado, Lawndale, Barberry, Leander, and Walter were built in 1939 to 1941, while the homes on Stevens Ridge, Stevens Crest, and Fullerton were built in the 1950s and 1960s. While the exteriors retain their historical integrity, the interiors vary from completely updated to completely vintage.

The noted Dallas architect Charles Dilbeck, whose work helps give the Park Cities and Preston Hollow neighborhoods of Dallas their distinctive look, designed 15 homes in Stevens Park Village. Dilbeck believed that a house should be a place to welcome friends and visitors alike. Many of his homes are L-shaped with heavy porch timbers that create an inviting, yet solid feeling. Some of the homes are of brick construction, also typical of the time.[citation needed]

Stevens Park Village Neighborhood Association was formed in 1991.[2]

The oldest part of Stevens Park Village became the ninth Conservation District in Oak Cliff in June 2026.[3]

Schools

Stevens Park Village is in the Dallas Independent School District.

  • Stevens Park Elementary School
  • Raul Quintanilla Sr. Middle School STEAM Academy
  • Dr. L. G. Pinkston Sr. High School

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