Swiss Avenue, Historic district in East Dallas, United States.

Swiss Avenue is a historic district in East Dallas featuring early 20th-century residences built from brick and masonry. The streets are lined with mature trees and showcase well-preserved residential architecture with detailed craftsmanship.

Robert S. Munger, a Dallas cotton gin manufacturer, developed the Swiss Avenue section of Munger Place from 1902, billing it as Texas's first deed-restricted community. Deeds required two-story brick or masonry houses costing at least $10,000, set back 60 to 70 feet. Dr. R. W. Baird built first, at 5303 Swiss in 1905; most of the roughly 200 houses date from the 1910s and 1920s. The city made it Dallas's first landmark historic district in 1973, and it joined the National Register on March 28, 1974.

The name Swiss Avenue dates to 1857, given by a Dallas resident from Switzerland; it was earlier called Swiss Boulevard and, after the Civil War, White Rock Road. The street was the first paved in Dallas, and its utilities run through rear alleys so front views stay clear.

The district covers both sides of Swiss Avenue from Fitzhugh Street to just north of La Vista, plus parts of Bryan Parkway, La Vista Drive and Live Oak Street; the whole avenue is not included. Utilities run through rear alleys, so front views stay unobstructed. The street and its parkway are owned and maintained by the city of Dallas.

Swiss Avenue was the first paved street in Dallas. Robert S. Munger also ran all utilities through rear alleys so that utility poles would never block the front views of the houses, an early planning rule for the development.