E. Gordon Perry, an eccentric and wealthy oilman, developed Perry Heights alongside Craddok Park, very near the site of the springs where Dr. John Cole first founded the community of Cedar Springs. Swiss Avenue style mansions are found in this neighborhood close to but not observed from the commercial district of Lemmon Avenue. You will be surprised by the grandeur of these stately homes once you stumble onto the neighborhood, which is off the beaten track, but in the heart of Oak Lawn.