Gothic Revival Architecture

Architexas Reflects on The History of Cathedral Guadalupe Following National Shrine Designation

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / December 21, 2023 /

By Craig Melde Senior Principal, Architexas The Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe was recently granted the prestigious designation of a National Shrine. This sacred place met the requirements prescribed in the norms for the Designation of National Shrines and its honor given by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in recognition of religious significance. Acknowledging…

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Plano Can’t Seem to Give Away The Collinwood House

By Shelby Skrhak / June 1, 2018 /
Plano oldest home Collinwood

I’m not speaking in hyperbole when I say they’re practically giving away this 3,200-square-foot home in far west Plano, located at 5400 Windhaven Parkway near the Dallas North Tollway. Admittedly it’s not move-in ready, but the Collinwood House’s motivated seller is throwing in a quarter of a million dollars to make sure this rustic beauty really…

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Eagle Ford School, Attended by The Infamous Bonnie Parker, is One Step Closer to Landmark Status

By Amanda Popken / February 7, 2017 /

On Monday, preservationists launched the process of designating the Eagle Ford School building as a historic landmark. If you’ve driven down Chalk Hill Road just south of Interstate 30, you may have wondered about the rather small, oddly out-of-place concrete building, brightly colored with lavish details at the entry. Above the front entrance is inscribed…

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