Park Cities Historic And Preservation Society

North Texas Giving Day: Support Your Favorite Preservation Organizations

By Karen Eubank / September 16, 2021 /

For those of you new to Texas, let me introduce you to North Texas Giving Day, which is Sept. 23, 2021. The Communities Foundation of Texas sponsors this 18-hour online event every year to support local non-profit organizations in 20 counties of North Texas on one user-friendly platform.  North Texas Giving Day was created in…

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Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society’s Virtual Historic Home Tour

By Karen Eubank / March 25, 2021 /

It’s spring home tour season, and we are kicking it off with Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society’s Historic Home Tour on Saturday, April 24th. We know you long to get out there and pound the pavement, but there is a lot to love about a virtual home tour, like not having to put on…

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A Perfectly Updated University Park Colonial Revival

By Karen Eubank / May 28, 2020 /

Vision is not something everyone comes by naturally. Fortunately, it’s second nature to Cindy and Charles Falk. When they discovered this 1952 University Park Colonial Revival 18 years ago, they knew exactly what it needed. They also knew it was going to be highly livable. The couple that sold the house had owned it twice.…

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Couple Uncovers Motherlode of History in Park Cities Tudor

By Deb R. Brimer / June 11, 2019 /

History ran deep in Jack and Kate LaGere’s 1928 Park Cities Tudor. For Kate, an art history major, the home’s past ran even deeper. Though the couple wasn’t purposely house hunting when they spotted the “For Sale” sign in the yard, they had discussed purchasing a historic home and knew exactly what they wanted. Aside…

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Homes Are The Footprints of Our History

By Candy's Dirt / April 14, 2019 /

Last Wednesday, Candy spoke to a full house to kick off the Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society’s very busy season of events. She was the keynote luncheon speaker, weaving the theme of homes being the footprints of our history throughout a discussion that provided a few chuckles at time, but also a glimpse at…

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