Monday Morning Millionaire: Classic Details, Rookwood Fireplace and a Guest House for Less Than One Million

What does a million dollars buy you in Dallas? A whole heck of a lot if you look south of the Trinity. This Hewitt & Habgood listing is at 1029 Lausanne, not too  far from where former Mayor Laura Miller and hubby Steve Wolens used to live, before they packed up and moved off to some fancier digs in Preston Hollow.

Not only is this place a keeper, but it will satisfy your million-dollar-house urges for $15,000 less. Asking:  $985,000. How can you go wrong? You get four bedrooms, four and one-half baths in an original, 4136 square foot Tudor with three living areas. The home feels as if you are dining at the Captain’s table every night. Expansive formals, and exceptional finishes throughout. Built in 1928, this house has all the goodies of yesteryear: plaster walls and ceilings, classic archways, gleaming hardwood floors, art lighting and niches … niches everywhere. Sweeping staircase with stained glass and picture windows, Rookwood fireplace, custom whole-house sound system, a Viking in the kitchen—the stove, not the man. The huge lot has lush Kessler Park landscaping front and back, electric gate, iron and wood fencing, tree moonlighting, mosquito system, front fish pond with 19th century fountain, multiple covered decks, outdoor entertaining, beautiful guest house and a two-car garage could be expanded to three-car.

I mean, don’t tell the rest of the world that you can live like darn tootin’ royalty here in Dallas for less than a million bucks.