Historic Preservation
In the summer of 1984, Dallas City Hall briefly traded its stately civic gravitas for something unexpected — 42 tons of sand. With beach volleyball courts, sandcastle building competitions, and a Beach Boys cover band, 1500 Marilla became the memorable site of “Summer in the City,” a Muscular Dystrophy Association fundraiser sponsored by KZEW-FM “The…
Judy and Bill Cummings love a big project. They restored two homes while living in the Houston Heights Historic District. When they moved to Dallas to be close to their daughters, they found a 1924 Winnetka Heights Prairie Foursquare in sad shape. You guessed it, this was their next big project! Built in 1916…
By Lillie Miller Special contributor Lillie Miller is a 6th-generation Collin County resident and chairs the Collin County History Museum Board of Directors. When it opened in 1913, the Collin County History Museum was a United States Post office and Postal Savings Bank. This three-story federal building was designed by architect J. H. Suttle in…
Fort Worth, now affectionately known as Cowtown, once upon a time had to lure meatpacking companies to come to Fort Worth. In the early 1900s, Fort Worth city leaders actively worked to lure meat packing companies to the city. Armour & Co., along with Swift, moved to the Tarrant County town where the trains and…
It should be no surprise that architects and those who appreciate architecture are at the forefront of the fight to save Dallas City Hall. They’ve been doing what they can to make the case for keeping 1500 Marilla St., including pushing back on the narrative that the decades-old I.M. Pei is suffering from serious structural…
