H.R. No. 1745
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The 38th Annual Swiss Avenue Historic District
Association's Mother's Day Home Tour is taking place during the
weekend of May 7 and 8, 2011; and
WHEREAS, The Swiss Avenue area is an early 20th-century
neighborhood which in 1974 became the first historic district in
Dallas to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places; it
includes some 200 carefully preserved and restored houses
representing architectural styles such as Mediterranean, Spanish,
Georgian, Prairie, Craftsman, Neoclassical, Italian Renaissance,
Tudor, and Colonial Revival; and
WHEREAS, Incorporated in 1977, the Swiss Avenue Historic
District Association works to protect the properties of the
district and to educate the public about its history, as well as to
improve and beautify the area; the association is ably led by
president Gaye Jackson Price, with Home Tour cochairs Lisa Marie
Lange, John Lynch, Amy Petreikis, and Larry Waisanen responsible
for the Mother's Day weekend activities; and
WHEREAS, The Mother's Day Home Tour offers participants the
opportunity to learn more about the Swiss Avenue Historic District
and to enjoy viewing some of the most carefully preserved and
restored homes in one of the finest early 20th-century
neighborhoods in the Southwest; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby recognize the 38th Annual Swiss Avenue Historic
District Association's Mother's Day Home Tour and extend to all
those associated with the event sincere best wishes for an
enjoyable tour weekend; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the association as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Branch
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1745 was adopted by the House on May
12, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House