Prairie Home

This Weekend’s Dallas Open Houses Promise Happy Days of Real Estate Hunting

By Leah Shafer / November 19, 2015 /

The Dallas housing market this week offers some particularly beautiful homes, many of which have open houses this weekend. We’ve rounded up five that would make for a great visit. They range in price from $217,000 to $949,000, and include everything from a stately traditional Prairie in Munger Place to a Lakewood Contemporary by Durham Builders. Let…

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Friday Five Hundred: Cherish The Historic Details in This Downtown McKinney Prairie-Style Home

By Joanna England / August 7, 2015 /

Historic districts are some of my favorite neighborhoods. When my husband and I first moved in together, it was a Craftsman bungalow in Junius Heights that set the scene for some of our first days and weeks as a married couple. That huge, open front porch was a great place from which to meet our…

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Winnetka Heights To Get Decked Out For This Weekend's Holiday Home Tour

By Joanna England / December 2, 2013 /

Winnetka Heights is a fabulous community that takes pride in the fact that it’s the oldest designated historic district in Oak Cliff, designated in 1981 and comprised of an amazing array of Prairie four-squares and Craftsman bungalows built in the early 1900s. Each year they put on a whimsical and fun home tour that really lights up the area.

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Winnetka Heights To Get Decked Out For This Weekend’s Holiday Home Tour

By Joanna England / December 2, 2013 /

Winnetka Heights is a fabulous community that takes pride in the fact that it’s the oldest designated historic district in Oak Cliff, designated in 1981 and comprised of an amazing array of Prairie four-squares and Craftsman bungalows built in the early 1900s. Each year they put on a whimsical and fun home tour that really lights up the area.

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Thursday Three Hundred: In Winnetka Heights, Get More Prairie Home For Your Money

By Joanna England / April 26, 2012 /

When you buy a home in Winnetka Heights, you’re getting so much more than a building on a piece of land. You’re buying into a very active community that looks out for one another, one that takes pride in its landscape.

Trust me: Oak Cliff was my beat in my reporting days. Winnetka Heights has an active neighborhood association which is an asset when you buy a home in a historic district.

And with one look at 402 N. Rosemont Ave., you’ll have your pen and checkbook out.

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