Home Tours
By Donovan Westover Our preview of the Heritage Oak Cliff Fall Home Tour begins in 1916 when this stately Rosemont Avenue four square was built. The house was constructed in Winnetka Heights three years after downtown Dallas’ Busch Building (Kirby), four years after Adolphus Hotel, and six years before Magnolia Petroleum Building when the neighborhood…
Greenland Hills is celebrating its centennial this year! Known as the original M Streets, the neighborhood was developed from 98 acres of the Bennett farm in 1923 by brothers Frank and Fletcher McNeny. They were smart businessmen and ensured the Interurban streetcar and bus lines extended into their development which attracted young professionals looking for…
By Donovan Westover Labor Day has come and gone, and it is time to pack away your white clothing. The time has also come for the annual Heritage Oak Cliff Fall Home Tour, which we are super excited to bring back after a pandemic hiatus. This vital event, which has been on hold since 2019,…
It takes one to know one. And in the case of the AIA’s annual Dallas Tour of Homes, co-chairs Andrew Meckfessell and Andrew Stiglmeier know the work of good architects because “the two Andrews” are architects, too. They helped select the homes being showcased in this year’s tour planned for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.…
The 2023 AIA Dallas Tour of Homes is one you won’t want to miss if Maestri Studio’s contemporary design in East Dallas is any indication. Dubbed “Garden Jewel” by the architecture firm, it’s one of six homes on this year’s 17th annual event planned for October 28-29. The tour, presented by eggersmann Kitchens & Home…
