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By Donovan Westover Special Contributor The stately Jones House at Mockingbird Lane and Fairfield Avenue has commanded the Highland Park intersection for 98 years. I recollect, as you might, its former life as the big red house overgrown with trees, shrubs, vines, and bamboo across from the Dallas Country Club. Even in my most optimistic…
By Dotty Griffith Contributing Writer Oak Cliff is “the richest part of Dallas when it comes to architecture,” says serial old house restorer John Council. His 1920s Craftsman bungalow is one of the homes on the Old Oak Cliff Conservation League (OOCCL) Home Tour October 15-16. Council’s Brighton Avenue home is his third major restoration.…
By Donovan Westover Special Contributor When I received an inquiry questioning O’Neil Ford’s involvement with the Newberger House at 7115 Brookshire Circle, my first thought was there is not a documented Ford design in the Hillcrest Havens neighborhood. However, upon hearing the homeowner, Julie Lloyd, compare the building materials to that of a Ford design…
By Donovan Westover Special Contributor Whether to or from home, the drive gets pretty dicey on Colorado Boulevard east of the Stevens Park Golf Course. This particular stretch of the road is windy, topographical, and populated with several of the most significant historic homes in Oak Cliff — and Dallas, for that matter. Between the…
by Cody Neathery Special Contributor Texas A&M University has released a statement explaining why they may be seeking eminent domain (as a last resort) to elbow out The Elbow Room: to protect the taxpayers of Texas and help eliminate the shortage of dental care providers in the state… yeah, there is a shortage, they say:…
