Historic district

Swiss Avenue Home Tour Continues Tradition of Giving Mothers the Royal Treatment

By Joy Donovan / April 24, 2026 /

The Swiss Avenue Mother’s Day Home Tour is as traditional as giving Mom a corsage on her special day. Now celebrating its 51st year, the tour aims to make sure mothers and others will have a special weekend. Event planners will mix their long tradition of highlighting interesting homes with new activities for families to…

What an Ideal Deal for a Move-In-Ready Winnetka Heights Craftsman!

By Karen Eubank / March 28, 2026 /

Neighborhoods like Winnetka Heights are such a breath of fresh air. Since it’s a historic district, buyers can be assured of a cohesive look and that a giant two-story box will never spring up next to their charming Craftsman. The neighborhood was dubbed Dallas’ Ideal Suburb by the developer back in 1911. It became Dallas’…

Wake Up to White-Picket Dream in McKinney

By Joy Donovan / October 31, 2025 /

So, you’ve been dreaming of the perfect life…down to the white picket fence, you know an American symbol of the good life. If your vision of a perfect life includes a white picket fence, you’re in luck. In historic downtown McKinney, here we have a house with that literal white picket fence at 919 S.…

The Former Toothpick House Is Now a Gorgeous Munger Place American Four Square

By Karen Eubank / October 4, 2025 /

This Munger Place American Four Square is such a lovely example of why buyers are attracted to the neighborhood. There are only five streets here, and many of the historic homes are sold off-market, as this one was in 2022. Marshall and Elizabeth Lawrence were living in Garland’s Firewheel neighborhood. They regularly visited friends in…

No Beach? Who Cares When You Live in Fairmount

By Joy Donovan / May 2, 2025 /

Jen Kindschi grew up across from a California beach. She adored the sunny beach life, but right now there is no way you could rip her out of her beloved Fairmount neighborhood in Fort Worth. “We fell in love with Fort Worth, and we fell in love with Fairmount,” she said. She and her husband…