Heritage Oak Cliff Home Tour
By Donovan Westover Our home tour timeline takes us next to the year 1950 on Duval Drive in the Ravinia Heights neighborhood. There is a row of Dilbeck-esque houses sited on rather large lots and they are as magical as you would expect from Dilbeckian designs. Dilbeck Details on Duval Drive Charles Dilbeck was a…
When last year’s Heritage Oak Cliff Home Tour was canceled on account of the pandemic, the non-profit neighborhood coalition saw the door on its largest annual fundraiser temporarily close, too. But come Oct. 23-24, the streets of Oak Cliff will come alive again with a new spin on the city’s longest-running home tour fundraiser. From…
Dale Dietert and Hank Hammett’s home at 616 Blaylock Drive oozes with undeniable Bohemian charm. The warm and welcoming kitchen plays the perfect backdrop to the couple’s frequent house parties. The chairs in each room tell a story of their own. But this stop on the Heritage Oak Cliff Home Tour delights with an enthusiastically…
Long before the Midcentury Modern and Oak Cliff were having their big moments, homeowners Enrique Montenegro and Michelle Reyna chose their home on Evergreen Hills for the most practical of reasons: it checked the right box. Dr. Reyna needed to be near Methodist hospital for her work and Oak Cliff was an easy commute. The…
After 44 years, Heritage Oak Cliff knows how to gin up some excitement for a 45th home tour — you have a party to debut the latest 10 homes to join the ranks, and celebrate that there are 10 more homes from diverse neighborhoods to showcase in a city that can be a bit bulldozer-friendly.…
