National Register Of Historic Places
Anyone whose green thumb has a competitive itch to win yard of the month, here’s a house for you. The red brick house, located at 1415 Bluebonnet Dr. in Fort Worth, with the black and white trim, will give gardeners a head start. The 2,048-square-foot house, built in 1941, sits on an yard that is…
Well, that was fast. Just over one week. A bidding war. And now under active contract. Not surprising, because this quintessential Queen Anne at 1701 Fairmount Ave. has got it all. Built in 1920, the four-bedroom, three-bath cottage has over 2,800 square feet of stylishly updated living space. I suppose I link the historic district…
By Jay Firsching According to State Rep William Allen in 1887, “Eating ice cream on Sunday affects the morals of the people.” And not in a good way. Allen was arguing to include ice cream on the long list of immoral things to be banned as part of Texas’ “Blue Laws.” In response to Allen,…
Swiss Avenue has accounted for a lot of firsts. The tony neighborhood was developed by cotton gin magnate Robert S. Munger, who created Munger Place, Texas’ first deed-restricted neighborhood. The centerpiece of the exclusive neighborhood was Swiss Avenue, a ribbon of grand homes stretching from Fitzhugh Ave. to La Vista Drive. Swiss Avenue became Dallas’…
I have always had a soft spot for Oakhurst. It’s an in-town enclave on the National Register of Historic Places. And why not? There is so much to love. Platted in 1927 by Harvard-educated landscape designer Herbert Hare, it was conceived with winding contours and sylvan green spaces offering natural screens and sound buffers that…
