Historic Preservation
By Philip Henderson, FAIASpecial Contributor Charles Stevens Dilbeck is a renowned architect who worked in Texas and Oklahoma from the late 1920s until 1970. Few architects have the imagination and skill to develop a personal style, much less two. Dilbeck is known for French Norman, which he would use throughout his career, and Ranch. His Ranch…
This historic Winnetka Heights Arts and Crafts-inspired charmer is an excellent example of how and why historic preservation takes a village. Uncovering the history of a home can be as challenging as ensuring it has appropriate updates. We have so many great tools to discover our history, from the Dallas Public Library’s newspaper archives and…
I learned more on the first day of the Historic House Specialist seminar than I think I could have learned in an entire college semester. That is if colleges offered historic preservation classes, but that’s another column. I kid you not, Preservation Dallas knows how to offer more easily digestible information in less time than…
Sometimes I can look at a house and just know there’s a great story behind it. This Peak’s Suburban Addition Prairie jumped off the page at me, and I have to hand it to the owner, Ryan Glenn, for not thinking I was some mad stalker. He graciously called me back after a plea on…
One of Lakewood’s most historic and architecturally significant homes is for sale. Legendary architect Clifford D. Hutsell built this Spanish Eclectic house in 1936 and only about 50 others in Lakewood from 1926 to 1941. This Spanish Eclectic at 6969 Lakewood Boulevard features the coveted extraordinary details that define his style. One of the most…
