A Southeast Dallas Midcentury Modern Masquerades as Palm Springs Abode
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Palm Springs, a California resort town, brings up dreams of the good life. Besides being a wonderful place to relax, the area is known for its arts, its culture, and its fab Midcentury Modern architecture.
That architecture favors clean, simple lines and little embellishment. The exterior? It’s normally characterized by partial brick and glass walls, floor-to-ceiling windows, and flat rooflines. Inside, Midcentury Modern designs tend toward open floor plans, short staircases, and an effort to connect to the outdoors.
Here is an example of this.
Check the short staircase.
Observe the connecting rooms.
And look at the windows bringing the outdoors to the indoors.
Back in Dallas
All these Mid-Mod examples exist, though, not in Palm Springs, but in Big D. This Southeast Dallas house at 3419 McNeil St. masquerading as a Palm Springs mid-mod is really in the Urbandale neighborhood, just adjacent to the better-known Parkwood Creek neighborhood.
“When you’re in the house, you don’t feel like you’re in Dallas at all,” said listing Realtor Emily Ruth Cannon with Dave Perry Miller Real Estate. “They tried to keep it in that Palm Springs profile.”
With its Dallas location, this house is the real deal when it comes to Midcentury Modern style. It was built in 1957 and then experienced a major renovation throughout its 2,038 square feet in 2024. The current owners purchased it from the original owners and took the house back to the studs. Without destroying its 1950s vibe, the current owners replaced the electrical wiring, the plumbing, the flooring, and the walls. The original footprint, complete with a short staircase and front yard breezeway, remains.
White trim accents the architecture’s straight lines, and cacti in the front yard seals the Palm Springs look. Parking for four cars includes an attached two-car garage and a quintessential Midcentury Modern carport.
“It has really cool Midcentury Modern vibes,” Cannon said. “They leaned into it with that turquoise door.”
A Lot to Like
The house sits on an oversized lot which also helps make this property special. Measuring more than three-quarters of an acre, the possibilities of what could be done there, including adding a sizeable swimming pool or an office, are numerous.
“It’s a huge lot for that area and really heavily treed,” the Realtor said. A look out any of the home’s oversized windows could provide a relaxing view, seeming far away from big city traffic. The primary bedroom even has a sitting area near multiple windows, perfect for gazing.
“It feels like you’re not even in Dallas,” she said. “You’re so far back from the road, it feels really peaceful. It’s unique.” Yet, this property that doesn’t feel like Dallas is under 10 minutes from downtown.
“This home is such a gem,” she said.
