Norman Alston Architecture
By Norman Alston, FAIASpecial Contributor Among the long list of important items on the ballot for November is the one known as Proposition A. This proposition, if passed, will authorize the City of Dallas to raise its hotel occupancy tax rate to match the rate that is currently charged in those cities with which Dallas…
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What do you mean I’m not allowed to put solar panels on my Winnetka Heights Craftsman cottage? Is my 1950s Ranch house considered historic? Why can’t we pull out all the windows and floors and just leave the brick? Isn’t that preservation? The answers to your burning historic preservation questions will be provided in the…
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Have you noticed we give grand houses names? Have you also noticed that East Dallas has been a hot spot for some of the grandest? We all know Mount Vernon on White Rock Lake, The DeGolyer Estate, and the once glorious Belle Nora on Garland Road. Then there was Grandwick, gutted by fire after a…
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Karen Eubank: When I heard about the roof collapse at Marquita Court, a wave of dread washed over me. I rang CandysDirt.com photographer Mimi Perez, and we met at the corner of Matilda and Marquita on Tuesday to see the damage. We were worried, but determining whether or not a damaged historic building can be…
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If eyes are the windows to the soul, then windows are eyes to the soul of a house — especially historic windows. They are the first things that offer us a glimpse into the history of a home. They are the singular feature that continually draws comment — the thing that makes us stop and…
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