Historic Preservation
As the Fort Worth Independent School District is discussing the closure of schools, it is no coincidence that some of the district’s properties made Historic Fort Worth’s annual list of endangered places. Historic Fort Worth’s annual Most Endangered Places spotlights historic sites threatened by various situations, and this year five schools were named to the list.…
It takes a village to keep our built heritage intact, and every year, Preservation Dallas honors that village at its Annual Preservation Achievement Awards Ceremony. This year marks the 26th when a small group of intrepid volunteers and an even smaller staff have worked diligently to ensure those individuals and companies that preserve our heritage…
This is a rare opportunity to own an original Bertram C. Hill Lakewood Spanish Eclectic estate home built by the legendary Dines & Kraft team. It’s on the market for the first time in over 25 years. Dallas has sadly lost sight of the privacy an estate home provides. For far too long, lots have…
The Preservation Dallas Annual Achievement Awards recognize preservation, rehabilitation, and restoration efforts. They also remind us of what we take for granted. One of the most significant buildings that I think many of us have taken for granted is the Fair Park Federal Building (now known as the Tower Building), designed by Donald Nelson, the…
Each year, Preservation Dallas recognizes the people who have gone above and beyond in preserving our built heritage. Whether it’s rescuing a rare Pueblo Revival from the wrecking ball, breathing new life into a neglected 1927 hotel, or gut-renovating a historic commercial building for adaptive reuse, Dallas’s historic preservation community perseveres. They bring recognition to…
