Historic Preservation

The Bourn Family’s Midcentury Ranch Has Won a Preservation Dallas Achievement Award

By Karen Eubank / March 28, 2024 /

Home is where memories are made and milestones are marked. We are forever connected to the first home we remember. When architect Joe Forest Bourn built his family a lovely Midcentury Ranch at 4311 Skillman Street in 1952, he made sure it would serve them well and stand the test of time. Joe knew what…

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An Unplanned Morning Run Brought This Swiss Avenue Beauty a Buyer

By Karen Eubank / March 21, 2024 /

If anyone knows historic homes — especially on Swiss Avenue — it’s Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Realtor Elizabeth Mast. She told me this Italianate Mission mansion would move quickly because it’s not only beautiful but also in flawless condition. It’s been on the Swiss Avenue Mother’s Day Home Tour, was named one of D Magazine’s 10…

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CandysDirt.com Readers to the Rescue: Digging up The Dirt on Villa Vista!

By Karen Eubank / March 14, 2024 /

Candysdirt.com readers are the best! Last week I asked for help solving a couple of mysteries surrounding Villa Vista, a beautiful Tudor Revival on Rio Vista in East Kessler Park. Boy, did y’all come through! DCAD was offering a build date I knew was wrong, but I had to prove it. Finding the architect’s name…

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In 1905, Denton’s Tripp-Graham Home Was a Wedding Gift. Today its Interior Is the Real Gift

By Nikki Barringer / March 9, 2024 /

Now this is an estate. But not really an estate estate if we have Google weigh in. I’m reporting this in real time because Google, get your act together. Off the bat there are three contradicting definitions. Since one serves my purpose the most, we’ll go with it compliments of lawinsider.com: An estate home means…

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Help us Unlock The Secrets of Villa Vista, an East Kessler Park Estate With The Best Views in Dallas

By Karen Eubank / March 7, 2024 /

Rarely am I unable to uncover almost every detail of a home, but this East Kessler estate has been a test for me and all of my preservation resources and contacts. Maybe you can help us! What we do know is this estate has records dating back to 1940. Although there were reports of a…

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