Arch Swank
When Dave Perry-Miller agent Meg Read told me her listing near Oak Lawn was once owned by the renowned architect Arch Swank, I let out an audible ”Wow!” And then I immediately had questions. Like, Why wouldn’t you put that in a giant all-caps headline in the listing? ARCH SWANK OWNED THIS HOME AND NOW…
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I’m happy to report some uplifting news in historic preservation and conservation. Neighbors in Lakewood are working on expanding the original footprint of the Lakewood Conservation District. I bet you thought all those beautiful, eclectic Charles Dilbeck and Clifford Hutsell-designed homes were protected. They are not. Shocking, right? A Neighborhood Rich in Architectural Legacies In…
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The creation of Texas Modern style is credited to legendary architect O’Neil Ford and his mentor David Williams, and draws inspiration from none other than Frank Lloyd Wright. “O’Neil Ford helped launch Texas architecture on a new path by showing that its roots were deep and often beautiful,” Dallas Morning News architecture critic David Dillon…
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In 1997, Jay Magee purchased the Arch Swank-designed Midcentury Modern at 5433 Ledgestone Drive. It had good bones and a lot of potential. He took that potential and ran. Magee hired architect Paul Jankowski to help him create the minimalist space of his dreams. The two did such an incredible job it’s as if this…
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You don’t see homes designed by Dallas midcentury architect Arch Swank come on the market very often because they tend to stay in the family for generations, but if our research serves us right, we found a previously undiscovered Swank home on Eastlawn Drive in Northwest Dallas. This four-bedroom, three-bath home with 3,571-square-feet in Northway…
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