Robert Edsel

The Dallas Luxury Market is on Fire: Look What You Missed!

By Karen Eubank / May 25, 2020 /

It’s astonishing how fast homes are moving in the Dallas luxury market. This contemporary Mediterranean estate is a prime example of what’s happening. It was only on the market for six days — at $5.295 million. The clear message is money is not an issue. This time spent sheltering in place has offered reflection. Working…

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Inwood Home of the Week: History, George Clooney, And The Premiere of ‘The Monuments Men’

By Candy Evans / February 12, 2014 /

Planning a trip to Tuscany? Cancel those reservations and stay home. Just buy your Valentine the home with the blue-tiled roof on Turtle Creek for Valentine’s Day and you can live in a lush Italianate environment 24 hours a day, mere minutes from downtown Dallas. (And pizza!) What could be more romantic? No need to send flowers, there are plenty in the lush gardens surrounding 3828 Turtle Creek Drive.

Who needs roses? Smell the live lavender, rose, and hydrangea.

Your gift is a landmark estate owned and lovingly restored by Robert Edsel, a remarkable Dallas oil man turned prolific writer, historian, and now filmmaker, notorious for helping hunt down artifacts and art from World War II.

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Inwood Home of the Week: History, George Clooney, And The Premiere of ‘The Monuments Men’

By Candy Evans / February 12, 2014 /

Planning a trip to Tuscany? Cancel those reservations and stay home. Just buy your Valentine the home with the blue-tiled roof on Turtle Creek for Valentine’s Day and you can live in a lush Italianate environment 24 hours a day, mere minutes from downtown Dallas. (And pizza!) What could be more romantic? No need to send flowers, there are plenty in the lush gardens surrounding 3828 Turtle Creek Drive.

Who needs roses? Smell the live lavender, rose, and hydrangea.

Your gift is a landmark estate owned and lovingly restored by Robert Edsel, a remarkable Dallas oil man turned prolific writer, historian, and now filmmaker, notorious for helping hunt down artifacts and art from World War II.

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How They Live: Entertaining (and Eating Around) With Robert Edsel in His Historic Turtle Creek Estate

By Candy Evans / August 6, 2013 /

We sent CD correspondent Bren Underwood to find out if people really eat in these luxury homes! Impromptu cocktail parties, Sunday brunches, formal dinners fit for a king – entertaining friends and family brings tremendous delight to hosts and hostesses. I had the true pleasure of interviewing one of Dallas’ premier hosts recently, acclaimed author and art…

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Monday Morning Millionaire: Robert Edsel’s Landmark Estate Hits the Market for $16 Million on Turtle Creek Plaza

By Candy Evans / April 29, 2013 /

Photos: Dan Piassick Photography Yes, this is the home with the blue-tiled roof. Wait until you see the gardens, smell the lavender, rose, and hydrangea. Actually, it’s listed for $15,900,000 with the capable Madeline Jobst at Dave Perry-Miller & Associates, an Ebby Halliday Company. And it is one of the most significant homes in Dallas, a landmark…

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