Conservation District
The M Streets East Conservation District is a collection of neighborhoods. It includes Greenville Crest, Greenville Heights, Geneva Heights, and Altadena Revival. The collection of Colonial Revival, Tudor, Minimal Traditional, and Craftsmen homes is intact, thanks to proactive residents. There are nearly 500 homes that make up this neighborhood. Although the structures range in age…
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A public meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, to discuss plans for the proposed South Winnetka Heights Conservation District. A conservation district is defined by the City of Dallas as a zoning tool to designate areas within a neighborhood with a distinct physical character. “While similar to historic districts in that they…
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Petitions are signed, and the Lakewood Conservation District is one step closer to including two additional neighborhoods. Conservation districts, which have existed in Dallas since 1988, are designed to help communities protect certain neighborhood characteristics. Lakewood’s Historic Origins Developers Albert Dines and Lee R. Kraft bought 184 acres in the 1920s around what is now…
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By Norman Alston, FAIASpecial Contributor One of the basic tenets in my field of historic preservation is explained by the idea that “a building is a product of its time.” To be more accurate, however, I would expand this idea to say that a building is a creation by people, and the people who cause…
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This historic Prairie is one of those houses that speaks to your heart. It’s located in the picture-perfect Winnetka Heights Conservation District, has a second floor that makes you feel you are in a treehouse, and oh, there’s that walkability factor! I’ve known owner Katie Fuerst and her family for years. Katie, Tom, and their…
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