Luxury historic home

An Architecturally Significant University Park Spanish Revival Historic Home

By Karen Eubank / July 6, 2023 /

Finding a luxurious, architecturally significant historic home that is also move-in ready is often akin to the proverbial needle in the haystack. This is especially true in the Park Cities, where historic preservation ordinances do not exist. Of course, we’ve found you one and it’s a marvelous University Park Spanish Revival. Fortunately, there have been…

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Reviving a Revival: The Reimagining of a Grand Historic Kessler Park Tudor 

By Karen Eubank / July 14, 2022 /

Historic preservation is always about love. It requires desire, vision, and care — all of the essential ingredients in any great love affair. You know you’re off the deep end when you look at a home and it makes your heart skip a beat. That’s just what happened to John Vranac and Jacob Kearns when…

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Chris Hickman Lists His Beautifully Renovated Kessler Park Spanish Eclectic

By Karen Eubank / October 8, 2020 /

Seldom have I seen a house so flawlessly restored and updated. Preservation Dallas thought so too. Last year they selected this Kessler Park Spanish Eclectic home as a recipient of one of their coveted Preservation Achievement Awards. This gorgeous Kessler Park Spanish Eclectic was built in 1925 for Alex A. Greer and his wife, Clara.…

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Highland Park Historic Spanish Mediterranean

By Karen Eubank / July 9, 2020 /

This historic Spanish Mediterranean home began life in 1933 as a duplex. That’s because the neighborhood was designated for apartments and duplexes when Highland Park was zoned in 1929. Architects Marion Fooshee and James Cheek designed some of the beautiful homes in Dallas, as well as the Highland Park Village shopping center. There is not…

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A Sears Modern Home is Loved Back to Life

By Karen Eubank / February 11, 2020 /

This Sears Modern Home is an excellent example of why historic preservation is important, rewarding, and yes — fun.

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