Historic home for sale

Swiss Ave. Home of Neiman Marcus Founders Hits Market

By Joanna England / April 23, 2015 /

I met up with Elizabeth Mast at 5803 Swiss Avenue, the beautiful brick home where Neiman Marcus founder Carrie Marcus Neiman lived her last days. This home built by Carrie Marcus and her then husband, Abraham Lincoln Neiman, which sits at the corner of Swiss Avenue and Skillman, may not have the columns and beams of…

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Thursday Three Hundred: Your History is in The Making in This Munger Place Cutie

By Joanna England / July 25, 2013 /

Nothing quite like a cute house to break you out of your after-lunch food coma. This cute bungalow in Munger Place has so many fun details that you’re going to fall for it, folks! And hard! This is a front-porch neighborhood, and nothing would be more attractive or refreshing than a glass of iced tea…

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Friday Four Hundred: Beautiful 1911 Prairie Near Bishop Arts is Restored Just Right

By Joanna England / July 19, 2013 /

Happy Friday! Here’s a great home to end this week on — a gorgeous, freshly restored prairie-style house within walking distance of the Bishop Arts District. Lots of great homes can be found in North Oak Cliff, a favorite neighborhood of ours. Why do we love it? Diversity of architecture, fabulous shopping, walkable and bike-friendly…

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Austin Real Estate News: Lord of the Rings Star Elijah Wood Buys Austin Victorian Mansion for $1 Million

By Joanna England / July 12, 2013 /

Later, Los Angeles! Hello Austin! Frodo Baggins — I mean, Elijah Wood, AKA my secret teenage crush, has just bought the most adorable Victorian in Austin for $1 million says the Daily Mail. Originally built in 1890 and transported to Austin from Marlin, The Marlin House is a gorgeous historic property on South Mary Street…

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Friday Five Hundred: This Historic Frisco Victorian Has At Least Another 108 Years Left!

By Joanna England / May 31, 2013 /

The Dow Baccus Home at 7546 Oak St., a gorgeous Frisco Early American-style house built in 1905, was featured in the April 2012 issue Frisco Style Magazine as an amazing historic home updated to meet today’s needs. I could not agree more! This designated historic property in the Norris Austin subdivision near downtown Frisco is on the…

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