Charles Dilbeck

This Charles Dilbeck-Designed Park Cities Duplex is The Opposite of Cookie-Cutter Density

By Karen Eubank / February 22, 2024 /

We have loved this Charles Dilbeck-designed Park Cities duplex for years. When CandysDirt.com Publisher Candy Evans first spotted it for sale in 2017, it needed some TLC. That’s just what it received. Admittedly, it takes vision to breathe new life into a historic home, but when that happens, the result is nothing short of magnificent.…

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The Architecturally Significant Luxury Homes of 2023 Prove an Important Point

By Karen Eubank / January 1, 2024 /

We always do a year-end review of posts and talk about what engaged our readers. This year for the Monday Morning Millionaire column, it was architecturally significant historic homes. We dig into research and analytics, do a lot of speculating, and also talk about what resonated with each writer. It allows us to revisit stories…

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Did Someone Purchase The Belmont Hotel?

By Joanna England / November 30, 2023 /
(Photo: Mimi Perez for CandyDirt.com)

The Belmont Hotel is a well-known landmark in Oak Cliff, keeping watch over Fort Worth Avenue from its perch. But since the pandemic, the site has been closed and empty, a sad contrast from its livelier days. That all could change soon, as lights are on at the historic hotel and construction fences have been…

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This Stop on The 2023 Heritage Oak Cliff Home Tour is at Your Dilbeck And Call

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / October 7, 2023 /

By Donovan Westover Our home tour timeline takes us next to the year 1950 on Duval Drive in the Ravinia Heights neighborhood.  There is a row of Dilbeck-esque houses sited on rather large lots and they are as magical as you would expect from Dilbeckian designs.  Dilbeck Details on Duval Drive Charles Dilbeck was a…

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This Bluffview Home Might be The Best Dilbeck in Dallas

By Karen Eubank / September 25, 2023 /

It’s inspirational to see what happens when intelligence and thoughtful design meet a deep consideration for history. This Bluffview Dilbeck offers an exemplary model of taking an architecturally significant home and making it work for modern lifestyles without losing the architect’s signature elements.  Nothing I can think of is truly more defining of our architectural…

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