John Astin Perkins

A Tastemaker’s Home: Bachman Creek Contemporary By Mr. Dallas

By Karen Eubank / November 18, 2019 /

Our Monday Morning Millionaire is a beautiful Bachman Creek contemporary with quite the story. We kick off our tale with the architect and designer, Mr. Dallas. John Astin Perkins was a nationally recognized architect and interior designer for over 70 years. It was during the height of his popularity in the 1960s and ’70s, that…

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Dave Perry-Miller’s Kaleidoscope of Dallas Architectural Jewels: Korn, Thompson & Dilbeck…

By Candy Evans / April 11, 2016 /

There are a lot of new homes going up in Dallas, we trip over them or the cement trucks constructing them almost every day. But I prefer a home that has graciously stood the test of time. Plaster walls, beau d’arc woods, dentils, brick walkways as perfect now as they were then: these jewels are…

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Monday Morning Millionaire, II: Contemporary Architectural Wonder on Watauga Taking Us to New Heights

By Candy Evans / June 12, 2012 /

This is one of those moments when you just want to go, ahhhh. Breathe deeply, because you will need it to get up the hill, the HILLS. This stunning abode in the bluffs is the home of a Dallas couple named David and Emily Corrigan. They LOVE  architecturally significant homes. In fact, they told D…

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