preservation

Hollywood Santa Monica’s 32nd Home Tour Opens Doors to Six Tudor Cottages

By Joy Donovan / April 14, 2026 /

Realtor Anne Tudhope knows a good neighborhood when she sees it. One of her favorites is the historic East Dallas neighborhood of Hollywood Santa Monica, where the tree-lined streets are known for their 1920s and 1930s Tudor cottages, Craftsman bungalows, and midcentury traditional homes. It’s her job to know the city’s best residential areas, but…

Historic Fort Worth to Honor Preservationist at 22nd Annual Hidden Gardens Tour

By Joy Donovan / April 7, 2026 /

Historic Fort Worth has named Brent Rowan Hyder as the honoree for the organization’s 22nd annual Hidden Gardens Tour, planned for May 15 and 17. During the always-anticipated Hidden Gardens Tour, five private landscapes will be on view, offering the public a rare, rain-or-shine look inside some of Fort Worth’s most unique home gardens. Exactly…

City Hall Endangered: How We Got Here

By Charles Grand / December 25, 2025 /

There were a lot of big local real estate stories this year, but few seem to have touched a nerve like the potential sale of Dallas City Hall. Whether it’s the historic architecture, significance of civic space, potential for downtown revitalization, high stakes of sports franchise retention, alleged backroom dealmaking, or just the principle of…

Historic Highland Park Tudor Combines Classic Charm and Contemporary Design

By Elaine Raffel / November 13, 2024 /

Designed by famed architect Clyde Griesenbeck, this captivating Tudor offers a rare blend of historic elegance and contemporary upgrades.

This Workshop Threw Misconceptions About Replacing Historic Windows — Right Out The Window

By Karen Eubank / April 28, 2022 /

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…