Joanna England

Joanna England is the former long-time executive editor and a founding editor at CandysDirt.com.

Tales From The Crawl Space And Other Spooky Inspections

By Joanna England / October 29, 2019 /

Every week, the detail-oriented folks at Green Scene Home Inspections will give CandysDirt.com readers an education in inspection. Want to see what they see? Tune in  for “Upon Closer Inspection.” With Halloween coming up, we thought we’d share some scary stuff that can be found in houses. From a home inspector’s perspective, “scary” can mean a…

Southport Victorian is Already a Big-Screen Star

By Joanna England / October 29, 2019 /

Megadeth Frontman Dave Mustaine Lists Tennessee Horse Property

By Joanna England / October 28, 2019 /

Home Tour Update: Two Properties Pulled From Events Due to Tornado Damage

By Joanna England / October 25, 2019 /

  Two upcoming Dallas home tours will have to close properties from tour-goers due to damage from Sunday’s tornadoes. One tragic loss was to be a highlight of this weekend’s Preservation Dallas Fall Architectural tour. The other is a striking modern by M Gooden Design that was to host the VIP event at the AIA…

The Schwiff House Offers Unique Architecture and Fascinating History

By Joanna England / October 24, 2019 /

By David Preziosi, Preservation Dallas Special Contributor You’ve probably passed by this house a thousand times and wondered what it was like inside. The 1965 Shwiff house commands the corner of Yamini and Chicot with its series of white segmental-arched vaulted clerestory roofs reaching out in all directions. The house is a standout, and not…