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The American Craftsman is easily one of the most recognizable architecture types out there. With distinct features, including pitched roofs, ample porches, and earthy color palettes, these homes harken to the heyday of American suburbia. In Dallas, this style of home is infused through neighborhoods like the M Streets, Kessler Park, and Winnetka Heights. Constructed…
Six months on the market? How did we miss this grand Berkley Place manor? Known as the Carroll house, after its first owner, it was reputedly the first house constructed on Ward Parkway in 1928. Built in the then popular Tudor Revival style, by the firm of Mobley & Delaney, who were the developers of…
Candysdirt.com readers are the best! Last week I asked for help solving a couple of mysteries surrounding Villa Vista, a beautiful Tudor Revival on Rio Vista in East Kessler Park. Boy, did y’all come through! DCAD was offering a build date I knew was wrong, but I had to prove it. Finding the architect’s name…
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include responses from Place 5 candidate William Stevens. The Gunter City Council ballot is locked in, and the Grayson County municipality will have five new aldermen in May. The candidates — all running unopposed — are Cyndy Davis, Alan Richins, David Self, Wade Burtsfield, and William Stevens.…
If music to live by is needed, then it’s as close as the living room at 8812 Rolling Rock Lane in Dallas. That’s because the living room of Katie and Billy Withrow houses a 1962 Wurlitzer jukebox. The couple found it on Craiglist, thinking it would be perfect for their 1957 Midcentury Modern. The jukebox…
From Staff Reports A Far North Dallas community meeting about a Preston and Belt Line redevelopment project turned acrimonious for Dallas City Council Member Jaynie Schultz last week, who found herself at the center of a contentious debate with District 11 homeowners. She is now facing a recall threat by a vocal homeowner and content…
