Historic district

100 Years Later, Christine Loh’s Swiss Avenue Mansion is Ready To Celebrate

By Joanna England / May 6, 2014 /

Swiss Avenue is full of wonderful properties that have so much history and life to them. They have more character in one square foot than many Dallas homes have throughout. Homes on Swiss Avenue are the antithesis of the zero-lot-line McMansions you see in the suburbs (not that there’s anything wrong with that!), and they…

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Swiss Avenue Mother’s Day Home Tour Has a Lineup of Amazing Historic Houses You Won’t Want to Miss

By Joanna England / May 2, 2014 /

It’s a Dallas tradition to honor mom and her commitment to her family and career (and all those dang peanut butter and jelly sandwiches she made and stories she read to you, even when she said she would only read one book and ended up reading five) with a special weekend at the Swiss Avenue…

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FLASH GIVEAWAY: Enter to Win a Pair of Patron-Level Tickets to Preservation Dallas’ Spring Architectural Tour of State Thomas!

By Joanna England / April 9, 2014 /

Thanks to the incredible generosity of Preservation Dallas, we have TWO PAIRS of Patron-level tickets to give away to their amazing Spring Architectural Tour of the State Thomas District. This tour is almost certain to knock your socks off, with candy-colored Victorian homes, Edwardian cottages, and beautiful Italianate manses that are painstakingly preserved. Jump to…

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Thursday Three Hundred: Hollywood Heights Home is so Sweet it Will Give You a Cavity

By Joanna England / March 27, 2014 /

Boy do I have a sweet-tooth when it comes to homes (and chocolate, of course!). I like them cozy and cute with tons of great decor! So when I saw this adorable listing from David Bush Realtor Joe Kacynski, I made an appointment with my dentist because this house is so sweet I got a…

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Tuesday Two Hundred: Looking For a Value? Winnetka Heights Craftsman Shows You Can Find a Great Deal in North Oak Cliff

By Marc Lee / September 3, 2013 /

(Editors Note: Please welcome Marc Lee to the CandysDirt.com team! Marc is an experienced writer with a love of real estate that makes us girls swoon. Read on for more, and send him a note at [email protected]) Pre-owned homes in desirable southern neighborhoods seem to pop on and off the market as quickly as craft…

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