 The area was platted out in 1922 and mostly built out by the 1950s.Properties in the northern section of the district, on Regester Avenue, Murdock, Anneslie, and Dunkirk Roads, were built in the 1920s and 1930s, in Bungalow, Foursquare, and cottage styles, while the streets further south were built out primarily with Cape, Tudor, and Colonial style houses.The district takes its name from Anneslie estate, whose house still stands in the district.