Knights of Pythias Temple
What happens when you spot a preservation-worthy building and know the owner is bent on demolition and utterly resistant to the idea of a landmark designation? Last week I broke down landmarking your residence. For commercial buildings, though? Well, that’s where it gets tricky. Developers in Dallas are not always homegrown, so they often don’t…
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In honor of Black History Month, we asked David Preziosi, Executive Director of Preservation Dallas to tell us about one of the best success stories in our city. By David Preziosi, FAICP The stately Beaux-Arts style building with classical ornamentation at the corner of Elm and Good Latimer Streets in Deep Ellum is one of…
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When a historic building undergoes renovation, it’s an expensive process that can take years. As a way to preserve Dallas’ historic built environment, the City of Dallas began offering a tax exemption in 1993. The exemption, which is managed by the Office of Historic Preservation, helps owners completing rehabilitation projects to historic properties that are…
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Preservation Dallas just released the list of their 2020 Most Endangered Places in Dallas. Guess what is on the list? Our own Deep Ellum. That’s right — we could lose Deep Ellum. If that doesn’t alarm you, I worry about your soul, as well as your sanity. “Gentrification run amok” Drive to Deep Ellum and…
Read MoreDallas has a rich historic and architectural legacy, shown through buildings like the Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff, DeGolyer House and Gardens in East Dallas, and the Eastside Warehouse District and State Thomas neighborhood in Uptown. But just because a building or neighborhood plays an important part in the story of Dallas doesn’t mean it’s protected…
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