Historic Preservation
Hollywood Heights is one of those hidden gem neighborhoods in Dallas. Tucked between the Lakewood Country Club golf course and Samuel Grand Park, it’s off the beaten path by design. In 1920, J.B. Salmon bought what was then a former dairy farm and created the Hollywood Company. Salmon was also the developer of Kessler Highlands…
Sometimes, a house is more than a home. It’s a love story. This Winnetka Heights American Four-Square is one of those stories. Christopher and Allyson Harrison are among that rarest group of home buyers — those who are not looking to demolish or even flip but to restore a home properly. Allyson comes by her…
It’s been a bad year for preserving historic homes in Dallas. We are losing homes built by significant architects at an alarming rate. Recently, there was quite a social media outcry over the demise of a 1932 Clifford D. Hutsell on Lakewood Blvd. The comments on various posts made me realize that the majority of…
By Jay Firsching One of the major challenges of my job in historic preservation is avoiding the research rabbit hole. While digging into an archive, you stumble upon an intriguing factoid and before you know it, you’ve squandered most of your day chasing a captivating story that’s completely unrelated to your actual research agenda. The…
Greenland Hills is winding up its year of Centennial celebrations by partnering with Preservation Dallas on their neighborhood home tour this Saturday. Any lover of historic homes will find this to be one of the most charming home tours in town. What is now Greenland Hills was originally bought by a traveling salesman Elmer J.…
