Lloyd Lumpkins
This profoundly beautiful home in the renowned Volk Estates neighborhood is an English Eclectic mansion that is both historically and socially significant. It has served not only as a respite of comfort, protection, and security but also as the launchpad of dreams. The social history of an iconic home is as important as the architect…
For nearly three decades, Bella Custom Homes has been crafting beautifully-appointed homes with stunning architecture in Dallas’s most prominent neighborhoods. Awe-worthy arches, majestic great rooms, and stunning spa baths with impressive, European-imported materials are all characteristic of a Bella Custom Home. With that level of opulence, you might expect the cost to become astronomical, but…
I’ve written about most of the iconic homes that have bitten the dust in the Park Cities. It is a knife to the heart for historians and preservationists to see one bulldozed. And it’s going to keep happening. Demolition of historic homes has been going on for decades, all over this city. Dallas has done…
By Lloyd Lumpkins Let’s just start by saying I am no different than the rest of you. Working at my house on and off for the last couple of COVID years, I realized how tired my house was. Raise your hand if this sounds familiar. So, thanks to a leaky pipe under my sink and a…
Dallas has a few streets that speak for themselves. This grand estate is located in Preston Hollow on one of my favorite streets — Deloache Avenue. I remember my introduction to this street. It was during my early years in Dallas as a photo stylist. An overly creative art director at Neiman’s looked at me…
