Historic Preservation

CandysDirt.com Readers to the Rescue: Digging up The Dirt on Villa Vista!

By Karen Eubank / March 14, 2024 /

Candysdirt.com readers are the best! Last week I asked for help solving a couple of mysteries surrounding Villa Vista, a beautiful Tudor Revival on Rio Vista in East Kessler Park. Boy, did y’all come through! DCAD was offering a build date I knew was wrong, but I had to prove it. Finding the architect’s name…

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In 1905, Denton’s Tripp-Graham Home Was a Wedding Gift. Today its Interior Is the Real Gift

By Nikki Barringer / March 9, 2024 /

Now this is an estate. But not really an estate estate if we have Google weigh in. I’m reporting this in real time because Google, get your act together. Off the bat there are three contradicting definitions. Since one serves my purpose the most, we’ll go with it compliments of lawinsider.com: An estate home means…

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Help us Unlock The Secrets of Villa Vista, an East Kessler Park Estate With The Best Views in Dallas

By Karen Eubank / March 7, 2024 /

Rarely am I unable to uncover almost every detail of a home, but this East Kessler estate has been a test for me and all of my preservation resources and contacts. Maybe you can help us! What we do know is this estate has records dating back to 1940. Although there were reports of a…

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Dallas City Council Repeals Rule That Almost Decimated The Tenth Street Historic District

By April Towery / February 29, 2024 /

The antiquated ordinance that allowed the demolition of homes smaller than 3,000 square feet within a Landmark District needed to be repealed to preserve what was left of Dallas’ Black history. That’s especially true in the Tenth Street Historic District. But at Wednesday’s Dallas City Council meeting, activists argued that abolishing the troublesome 2010 ordinance…

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Compass Realtor Mary Markey Just Listed This M Streets East Tudor Revival That Has a Pool And a Backhouse

By Karen Eubank / February 29, 2024 /

The M Streets East Conservation District is a collection of neighborhoods. It includes Greenville Crest, Greenville Heights, Geneva Heights, and Altadena Revival. The collection of Colonial Revival, Tudor, Minimal Traditional, and Craftsmen homes is intact, thanks to proactive residents. There are nearly 500 homes that make up this neighborhood. Although the structures range in age…

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