Home Tours
Swiss Avenue has accounted for a lot of firsts. The tony neighborhood was developed by cotton gin magnate Robert S. Munger, who created Munger Place, Texas’ first deed-restricted neighborhood. The centerpiece of the exclusive neighborhood was Swiss Avenue, a ribbon of grand homes stretching from Fitzhugh Ave. to La Vista Drive. Swiss Avenue became Dallas’…
You read it here first on CandysDirt.com: On April 3, Preservation Dallas will offer a rare opportunity to spend an evening learning about the work of renowned Dallas architect Frank Welch. An Evening of Art and Architecture: Celebrating the Work of Frank Welch is being hosted by Realtor Michelle Wood with Detwiler+Wood Group of Compass…
If music to live by is needed, then it’s as close as the living room at 8812 Rolling Rock Lane in Dallas. That’s because the living room of Katie and Billy Withrow houses a 1962 Wurlitzer jukebox. The couple found it on Craiglist, thinking it would be perfect for their 1957 Midcentury Modern. The jukebox…
The rites of spring are celebrated by many people in many ways, from watching daffodils bloom to new Easter frocks. For architect Jessica Stewart Lendvay, her personal spring ritual has become Dallas’ White Rock Home Tour. Stewart Lendvay learned last year — her first year to chair the 16-year tradition — that she is not…
Never let it be said that Preservation Dallas does not jump in at the last minute and with both feet despite having a full plate of December events. As soon as they saw last Thursday’s Midcentury Modern Ranch post, we started chatting about who needed to see it in person. Voila! Preservation Dallas board member…
