By 1868, members of the Cisco and Loving families who settled Denton rested in the cemetery they gave to Denton. Land they donated from their Peters Colony claims helped the
The president of a historical preservation organization in Denton said he expects the U.S. Parks Service to designate a residential neighborhood here as a National Register District, making it the second one in the city.
âItâs called the West Denton Residential Historic District by the Texas Historical Commission,â Randy Hunt of Historic Denton said. âWork started in 2015, and it took three years to get the survey adopted and accepted by THC. It was approved in September 2018.â
The survey is required by the THC before historic designations are granted. They include photos, maps and descriptions of the area. Huntâs West Denton Residential Historic District survey is 118 pages.