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Texas Modern Architecture, Pre-1950

Pioneer Texas homes are the inspiration for Texas Modern homes. Acknowledging the environment, employing artisans, and rejecting eclectic ornamentation resulted in this indigenous architecture.

O'Neil Ford, in 1936, designed his first major modern home - the international architectural link between the Texas modern homes of his mentor David Williams and award-winning architects Lake Flato and Frank Welch today.

Arch Swank and O'Neil Ford designed this architecturally significant home in 1939 for the Brombergs who lived in the home for 60 years. You can see references of earlier David Williams and O'Neil Ford homes in the carvings, railings, doors, ceilings and screened-in porches with fireplaces.

This four-bedroom Dilbeck home across the street from Williams Park was designed in 1934 next to another architectural masterpiece, the home designed by David Williams for the mayor of University Park in 1932. Having the best work of Charles Dilbeck and David Williams side by side allows these architectural landmarks to define this period of Dallas and the architectural legacy of each other.

The seven metal roof caps create a dramatic line interrupted by several chimneys. This Texas Modern home was also influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright, with whom David George apprenticed. Ted Larson was the renovation architect of this one-room deep house overlooking a deep ravine and creek. A mix of stained concrete floors, soft brick and a variety of wood contribute to its Texas Modern style.







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