Mark Domiteaux
Mark Domiteaux is one of America’s most gifted modern architects. When I found out he’d designed this unique postmodern compound as his first home, I immediately rang him up to get the story. “We discovered this quiet neighborhood in 1986, with funky, modern homes from the 1950s,” Domiteaux said. “There were no new homes, but…
Read MoreWhen this dramatic modern home was built in Highland Park, it upset some of the neighbors, which I found puzzling. Highland Park was the launchpad for modernism in Dallas in the 1930s, so give me a break. A Legacy of Haute Homes This is the neighborhood where architects try new things. If you want cookie-cutter, move to…
Read MoreYou would have never given 3816 Miramar Avenue a second look a few years ago. It was a 1915, plain-Jane, Prairie-style home that had been remodeled multiple times. It would have inevitably faced the wrecking ball if it were not for buyers that saw the potential and knew who could fulfill their vision. They hired…
Read MoreLet’s talk hot property, shall we? This gorgeous Highland Park English Tudor revival at 4814 Saint Johns Drive hit the market for $4.9 million last Friday. Our Monday Morning Millionaire is everything you could ever want in a home, and you simply cannot ask for a better location! The English Tudor revival style evokes a…
Read MoreThe Old Oak Cliff Conservation League has always had a mouthful of a name, which was even more cumbersome as an acronym — OOCCL. But that’s all in the past now, as the organization seeks to focus on the area’s heritage — Heritage Oak Cliff, to be exact. This year’s historic home tour will show…
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