Some Highland Meadows Midcentury Modern Love
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A picture is worth a thousand words. That early American adage is especially true when it comes to real estate. It’s what made Jordan and Rayne Rogers fall in love with this Highland Meadows Midcentury Modern and return home to Dallas.
Jordan was working in Portland, and he and his wife wanted to get back to family and friends during the pandemic.
“I’m a big fan of midcentury architecture, so we started to look at homes on Zillow,” Jordan said.
They had just missed out on the purchase of a Ju-Nel when Jordan turned to Rayne and said, “Let’s take Zillow off the phones and just move home and rent.”
Rayne kept the app on her phone one more day, fortunately. She walked up to Jordan and said, “This house just popped up, and I think you will want to see it.”
They’d already found a rental but sent their agent and friend, Allie Beth Allman’s Susie Thompson, to have a look at this 1955 Highland Meadows Midcentury Modern home. She gave it the thumbs up, Jordan flew down for the inspection, and the deal was sealed.
Highland Meadows is one of those hidden gem neighborhoods in Dallas when it comes to architecturally significant Midcentury Modern homes. There is even a rare Japandi by Harry Matthies there, as well as one of only two A-frames built by Lyle Rowley and Jack Wilson. You’ll also find homes by William Krisel, John Preston Travis III, Richardson + Bennett, Walter W. Ahlschlager, Viktor and Aladar Olgyay, John Barthel, and Thomas Knowles, and there’s an annual home tour so you can get a peek at these midcentury marvels.
This Highland Meadows home had already been updated, so the Rogerses walked into a 2,083-square-foot, four-bedroom, four-bathroom move-in-ready home with an ADU. Quite the score since those updates included taking in the carport to create a large principal suite with a freestanding bathtub and walk-in closet.
“The living room has the triangular style windows, and I’m a sucker for natural light,” Jordan said. “There are so many amazing windows in the house, and that has been one of my favorite things about it.”
After moving back, Jordan became an entrepreneur and used the ADU as a home office. It could also serve as a short-term rental to help offset your mortgage.
The couple added turf to the backyard and installed a putting green.
“You can play soccer and have a slip and slide. The backyard is really big for the neighborhood,” Jordan said.
If you woke up early this morning, you can still catch the open house today, scheduled for 12-2 p.m.
