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A Rare Winnetka Heights Home That Inspired an Inventor Celebrates 100 Years 

By Karen Eubank / August 3, 2023 /

Winnetka Heights, one of the largest historic districts in Dallas, has long been known for its collection of Craftsman and Prairie homes. With more than 600 residences, it’s rare to find a grand house here with the Italian Renaissance styling usually reserved for Kessler Park Estates and Swiss Avenue.  Built in 1923 for William F.…

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With a Little Luck, This Historic Prairie Foursquare on Swiss Avenue Could Be Yours

By Karen Eubank / April 21, 2022 /

As the adage goes, love finds you when you’re not looking for it. It was a whirlwind weekend in 2018 that had Kara Murphy and her husband, Carl Hunermund, looking for a house on a deadline. So it was pure luck that they found the home of their dreams, which turned out to be a…

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A Flawless Highland Park Historic Federal

By Karen Eubank / October 22, 2020 /

Why are we drawn to homes like this flawless historic Federal? It’s simple. Historic architecture resonates on a profoundly organic level because it’s so familiar. Architects have always looked to classic European architecture for inspiration. The Federal style evolved from Georgian architecture, which was the dominant style of the English colonies. It is originally derived…

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An Arts and Crafts Tudor Revival in Greenway Parks

By Karen Eubank / August 6, 2020 /

This Greenway Parks Arts and Crafts Tudor Revival by architects Fooshee and Cheek had my heart at first glance. It also had the hearts of everyone that saw it. “I’ve never had a more popular listing or more showings on a house,” Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s agent Madeline Jobst said. That’s saying a lot when you…

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