Crystal Gonzalez

Find a Clifford Hutsell-designed Historic Home in This Week’s Dallas Open Houses

By Leah Shafer / April 5, 2018 /

Clifford Hutsell, beloved regional architect, is known for his Lakewood and Highland Park houses. After a visit to Beverly Hills in 1929, he so fell in love with Spanish Colonial revival architecture, he brought it back with him, designing a series of homes with his own exuberant and eccentric take on the style. One of…

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Winnetka Heights Bungalow Features Classic Profile, Glam Interiors

By Joanna England / December 20, 2017 /

There’s nothing quite like a well-done Craftsman home. This architectural style, popularized around the turn of the century as an act of rebellion against industrialization, emphasizes the handiwork best produced by skilled tradesmen — thus dubbed “Arts & Crafts” or “American Arts” by many practitioners. Handmade details of wood and stone are profligate in these…

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Indulge Your Love of a Great Craftsman with This Week’s Dallas Open Houses Roundup

By Leah Shafer / August 17, 2017 /
Indulge Your Love of a Great Craftsman with This Week's Dallas Open Houses Roundup | CandysDirt.com

We just love a great Craftsman and the Dallas neighborhoods where they reside. For our CandysDirt.com Open Houses of the Week column, we’ve indulged our whimsy and included three Dallas Craftsman houses for your viewing pleasure. They range in price from $499K to $1.189 million and one was actually built in 2015 as an East Dallas custom. All…

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Oak Cliff’s Elmwood Surges in Popularity Over Last Year with Affordable, Cute Homes

By Leah Shafer / February 21, 2017 /

Over the past year, the Elmwood neighborhood of Oak Cliff has surged in popularity. Here, houses are around 1,500 to 1,600 square feet, usually three bedroom, and often under $300K. That affordability, coupled with the lovely topography and proximity to downtown Dallas, have buyers snatching up the Elmwood homes that hit the market (you can see…

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Classic East Kessler Traditional Excels at Everyday Living

By Joanna England / February 15, 2017 /

Most people with kids have a wish list when it comes to home shopping. Casual entertaining, open floor plans, outdoor living, and a sweet master retreat all make homebuyers with children weak in the knees. This brand new listing from David Griffin & Company Realtor Crystal Gonzalez has every single one of those things, plus…

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