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I I I Sector One Chapter 2 - Today Historic Districts Sector One contains three historic districts: the Belvin Street Historic District, established in 1974, the San Antonio Street Historic District, established in 1982, and the Dunbar Historic District, established in 2003. Sector One is unique because some of the oldest and most historically significant structures in San Marcos are located within this sector. The historic buildings in this area are characteristic of the development of San Marcos from shortly after its founding and platting through the area's peak of social development in the 1920's. Whereas the City's Downtown Historic District represents the tangible history of where the town founders of San Marcos worked, the Belvin Street, San Antonio Street, and proposed Dunbar Historic Districts are the corresponding history of where they lived. Together, all these districts comprise one of San Marcos' oldest surviving residential neighborhoods and designating them as historic districts has helped to preserve and protect the most important examples of our heritage in the built environment. Belvin Street Historic District The Belvin Street Historic District is bound by Burleson Street, Scott Street, Mitchell Street, and the alleys behind the houses to the southwest between Belvin Street and Hopkins Street. It was established in 1974, when neighborhood residents and the San Marcos Bicentennial Commission initiated a grassroots effort to have the neighborhood designated as a heritage goal during preparation for the Nation's 200th birthday in 1976. The district is a collection of residential buildings that reflect the Victorian, Classical Revival, and Craftsman architectural influences. Most of the houses were built between' 1880-1920 with more than half of the houses being 100 years old. Three blocks within the Belvin District, extending from 715 Belvin through the corner of Mitchell/Belvin, were entered on the National Register of Historic Places by the Department of Interior in 1983; thus, it carries both federal and local designations. There has been no gutting for adaptive reuse in any of the houses on Belvin Street. San Antonio Street Historic District The San Antonio Street Historic District extends along both sides of the street from 620 San Antonio Street to Bishop Street. It was established in 1982, after neighborhood residents, following the lead of Belvin Street residents, requested that City Council designate their street as historic, The district is a collection of residential buildings that reflect the Victorian, ClaSSIcal Revival, and Craftsman architectural influences. Most of the houses were built between 1880-1920, Although most of the buildings within the San Antonio Street Historic District are residential, there is some multi-family development (Heritage Square Apartments) located along Jackman Street. DRAFT: September 13, 2004 2-13