Preservation Dallas
Preservation Dallas is pleased to present the 2021 season of Summer Sizzlers — our popular series of educational lectures — offering insights into preservation topics, architecture, and history! Typically held in various locations throughout Dallas, this year we are going all virtual! Each session will be held virtually at 6 p.m. on Tuesday nights until Sept. 14. The…
The creation of Texas Modern style is credited to legendary architect O’Neil Ford and his mentor David Williams, and draws inspiration from none other than Frank Lloyd Wright. “O’Neil Ford helped launch Texas architecture on a new path by showing that its roots were deep and often beautiful,” Dallas Morning News architecture critic David Dillon…
Preservation Dallas presents the 2021 Preservation Achievement Awards tonight! This year will be a virtual event once again, so you can enjoy the ceremony from the comfort of your own home. Each year Preservation Dallas presents awards to individuals and companies that have been instrumental in restoring our historic structures. Past winners have included The…
The very first column that Karen Eubank wrote for her weekly report on North Texas’ built history was about an absolutely irresistible mansion in Highland Park at 3601 Beverly. In her inaugural Historic Preservation column Karen introduced her audience to a property that might just be the crème de la crème of historic homes in…
Historic preservation generally conjures up images of grand homes on Swiss Avenue or cool 1950s commercial buildings. Most people certainly do not think of cabins, yet that’s how Texans lived when this region was settled. Though time took its toll on the original structure, the 1800s Webb-Crownover cabin resurrection is considered so important it has…
