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Heritage Auctions Sells 3756 Armstrong; Family’s Dream House Now Belongs to Another

By Candy Evans | September 27, 2016 |

Just moments ago, in Highland Park, O’Neil Ford’s largest creation in Dallas sold to the highest bidder, a couple, at Heritage Auctions’ very well-orchestrated real estate auction of 3756 Armstrong, which we have written about and followed extensively on this blog. With about 12 bidders in the house, bidding started at $3 million and the estate…

Colorado Boulevard’s Grand Dame: Preservation Dallas Showcases Historic English Tudor

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | September 27, 2016 |

By Donovan Westover Special Contributor Whether to or from home, the drive gets pretty dicey on Colorado Boulevard east of the Stevens Park Golf Course.  This particular stretch of the road is windy, topographical, and populated with several of the most significant historic homes in Oak Cliff — and Dallas, for that matter. Between the…

Buckner Terrace Beauty Offers Sizable, Open Spaces and Renovated Style

By Leah Shafer | September 27, 2016 |

Buckner Terrace is one of the East Dallas neighborhoods where you can get a lot of house for your money. It’s considerably more affordable than other areas like Lakewood, Forest Hills, Swiss Avenue, and Junius Heights. Take our Tuesday Two Hundred, for instance, located at 5110 Ashbrook Rd. near Samuell Boulevard and N. Jim Miller Road. This renovated ranch…

Sneak Peek: Look Inside an MCM Home from Saturday’s Modern Mile Home Tour

By Leah Shafer | September 27, 2016 |

As Joanna mentioned, it’s fall home tour season in Dallas. One of the events we’re super excited about is this Saturday: the Modern Mile Dallas Home Tour. It’s a celebration of modern architecture in one square mile, and all homes on the tour are walkable within that area. The Modern Mile properties are bordered by…

Preservation Dallas Announces Most Endangered Historic Places in Dallas

By Leah Shafer | September 26, 2016 |

“Historic preservation is the dynamic and deliberate process through which we decide what to keep from the present for the future, and then working to keep it.” —W. Brown Morton Many historic buildings in Dallas face an uncertain future. Today, Preservation Dallas held a press conference to announce their 2016 “Most Endangered Historic Places in Dallas”…

Breaking: Heritage Auctions REMOVES Reserve on O’Neil Ford Estate to be Auctioned TOMORROW

By Candy Evans | September 26, 2016 |

3756 Armstrong in Highland Park goes to auction tomorrow at 2 p.m. They say it was not because they got so very many bidders registered on the Highland Park estate, but because of the incredible quality of the bidders, who have said they want a shot at buying the architecturally significant Penson home that the reserve…