Southern Charm, Sophistication on Almost Half an Acre in Preston Hollow Estate Area

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On the west side of Preston Hollow, in the “honey pot,” grand homes on large lots sit nestled among gentle hills and winding streets. This was once farmland, first developed in the 1930s as a separate town — Preston Hollow wasn’t annexed by Dallas until 1945.

Many of the homes built during those years were more like country estates, with horses and stables. That was because they actually were country estates: this was on the northern edges of a new and growing Dallas. One horse is still allowed per acre, and if you have an old barn on your property, you can keep it: it’s all grandfathered in.

This is one of the many things that makes Preston Hollow such an unusual part of town to call home: you are seven miles from downtown Dallas, but come home, sit on your porch, and you can feel like you are 70 miles away.

Candy has spent most of her life in Preston Hollow. Her current home is in Hillcrest Estates, another estate area where homes with large swaths of land can keep horses. She tells the story of what happened there about ten years ago.

“I went to the mailbox to get the mail, and as I shut the door and started to walk up her driveway, I thought I heard horse hooves,” she said “I knew I was imagining things.”

Then suddenly she saw two horses running — really running — across the street. She screamed at her dogs to go into the garage as she hid behind her stone mailbox post. A man was running frantically after the horses to try and catch them. The horses ran all the way west on Northaven Road, across Preston Road, almost to the Dallas North Tollway, where they stopped for a breather. At which point a couple having cocktails on Burgundy Road looked up and thought maybe the vodka was too strong: there were two sweaty horses in the backyard!

Today, besides horses, you’ll find some of the most luxurious residences of Dallas in the Preston Hollow estate area, like our Inwood National Bank House of the Week, located at 5907 Lupton Dr. Sitting on almost half an acre near Walnut Hill Lane and Preston, it exudes Southern charm and sophistication with large columns and a sweeping front porch. Arching shade trees and mature landscaping add to the effect.

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This 4,976-square-foot, circa 1941 abode has four bedrooms, four bathrooms, one half bath, an elevator, and thoughtful touches that add to reasons to love this place.

Crisp whites and clean lines contrast beautifully with rich hardwoods and wood accents throughout. It’s large in size, but the floor plan creates comfortable, intimate spaces, too, that make this feel like a home.

There are also two living rooms, two dining rooms, and two fireplaces, and every room is perfectly staged to show off function and features.

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The kitchen is everything you would expect it to be in a home of this caliber. As it opens up to the family room, you see that its stately, rich wood cabinets — and so many of them — are just the beginning. The luxe amenities also include marble countertops and backsplash with an inset marble tile mosaic above the commercial-grade gas range (with a pot-filler, natch). There’s a built-in refrigerator, ice-maker, warming oven drawer, and an island with seating.

The bathrooms are another marvel, freshly reimagined as a dream of marble, glass, and mirrors. And look at the size of that frameless glass shower.

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In the pantheon of tony Dallas neighborhoods, the Preston Hollow estate area distinguishes itself as one of the most beloved. This home shines as an example of the architecturally interesting homes you’ll only find here.

This property was listed March 29 by Christy Berry with The Collective Residential for $1.849 million.

 

Leah Shafer is a content and social media specialist, as well as a Dallas native, who lives in Richardson with her family. In her sixth-grade yearbook, Leah listed "interior designer" as her future profession. Now she writes about them, as well as all things real estate, for CandysDirt.com.

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