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Bringing History Back From The Dead: A Librarian Resurrects The Fannin County Courthouse

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / September 9, 2021 /

By Jay FirschingSenior Historic Preservation Specialist, Architexas On a hot August Friday, Barbara McCutcheon stood on the square in downtown Bonham and admired the manifestation of her hard work. It was a day of celebration as her decades-long struggle to restore the Fannin County Courthouse, her passion project. But it was in 2010 that the…

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Renovation Is Underway for Downtown Irving’s Heritage Park

By Karen Eubank / June 24, 2021 /

The complete renovation of Heritage Park in downtown Irving should make it clear to anyone that historic preservation is quite simply a labor of love. Each week I talk to the people involved in every aspect of preservation. They all display such heart, passion, and dedication that there is zero doubt in mind preservation is…

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Landmark Bella Villa Apartment Complex Lives Up to its Name – Again

By Deb R. Brimer / June 25, 2019 /

In Italian, Bella Villa means “beautiful villa.” In Vickery Place, Bella Villa means a stunning, newly preserved neighborhood landmark that’s living up to its name a second time. Bella Villa is a prime example that preserving history often takes a village. The circa 1926 complex was not only the sole multi-family building in Vickery Place,…

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