Historic Preservation
Major overhauls of the city’s zoning code and comprehensive land use plan are underway as Dallas officials prepare for the population to grow by 300,000 people in the next two decades. City leaders are also working with consultants to delve into a historic preservation plan — and they say community input is vital. Public meetings on…
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More than 100 Lancaster residents and a brass band celebrated Monday night as city leaders approved a $600,000 grant to revitalize the town square. Michaella Ramler, a former Dallas ISD English teacher, has spent the last 12 years working as a multi-family and commercial real estate developer. She has several projects in Oak Cliff but…
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I learned more on the first day of the Historic House Specialist seminar than I think I could have learned in an entire college semester. That is if colleges offered historic preservation classes, but that’s another column. I kid you not, Preservation Dallas knows how to offer more easily digestible information in less time than…
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Karen Eubank: When I heard about the roof collapse at Marquita Court, a wave of dread washed over me. I rang CandysDirt.com photographer Mimi Perez, and we met at the corner of Matilda and Marquita on Tuesday to see the damage. We were worried, but determining whether or not a damaged historic building can be…
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We don’t think about a ’60s ranch when we think about historic homes. The first thing that generally comes to mind is a stately Tudor or a charming Craftsman cottage. Something old. But guess what? A house only has to be 50 years old to qualify as historic. So, those swinging ‘60s homes are now just…
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