Stroll to The Mansion on Turtle Creek From This Famous Colonial Revival Historic Home

When you have a significant house with incredible walkability near one of the best parks in Dallas, it’s hard to leave it. That’s why this beautiful two-story Colonial Revival historic home has not been on the market in over a decade.

If you’ve been in Dallas long enough to have grandkids you may remember this house was the location of Rose Driver’s Antiques for years.  Driver was a globe-trotting artist known for her exquisite taste and interior design skills. She was also quite the party gal and entertaining 30-40 people at a time was another of her passions. Her love of antique collecting culminated in opening a store in this Colonial Revival historic home on Sale Street in the 1940s.

By the 1970s she had started the Sale Street Fair, held in conjunction with the annual Neiman-Marcus Fortnight celebrations. It was such a success that after a dozen years on Sale Street, the outdoor arts and crafts festival had grown to over 500 vendors and moved to the Quadrangle, now known as the Quad.

Driver operated her antiques store until she passed away in 1985. The home then became a full-time residence, and the former owner was here for at least 14 years, as far back as DCAD records indicate.

As I mentioned, a historic home is not one you can easily leave. Current owner Joe Lennox has been here for over a decade and loved every minute of his time in this beauty. If it were not for kids headed to private school, the family would never have considered selling.

Although this Colonial Revival historic home was built in 1930, it underwent a complete renovation in 2014 with a veritable laundry list of updates that includes new plumbing, electrical, mechanicals, windows, appliances, and a new roof. Most importantly, the original character has been beautifully preserved. The Great Room in the back of the house has 19th-century linenfold paneling imported from England, and a spiral staircase accesses beautiful built-in bookcases in the loft above.

Driver used this room as a tearoom for her patrons and for her infamous parties. Lennox has the original store sign displayed on a bookshelf in the Great Room as an homage to Driver and this Colonial Revival historic home’s rich history. 

The property includes an 844-square-foot detached guest house with its own living area, bedroom, and full bathroom. It’s perfect for accommodating guests, setting up a home office, or even renting out for additional income. It is plumbed for the future addition of a kitchenette.

Living in this spectacular historic house is not just about the home itself but also the convenience of its location. For most of us, location and walkability are significant factors when choosing a home.  Here, you can leave the cars in the three-car garage until you want to get out of town because you can walk to everything.

The Mansion on Turtle Creek is just around the corner. Lee Park and Arlington Hall are a mere two blocks away, The Kalita Humphreys Theater is a 15-minute walk, and the fabulous Turtle Creek Greenbelt is just two blocks away. This home truly offers the best of both worlds — a serene historic setting with all the conveniences of modern city living.

Steve Koleno with Beycome Brokerage Realty has 2916 Sale Street available for $2.795 million. Joe Lennox can be contacted directly for an appointment to see his Colonial Revival historic home at 945-998-0300.