Dallas Eclectic Architecure, Post-1950
As Dallas continued its love affair with homes rooted in the European tradition,
eclectic architecture became more varied and the results more diverse. The
styles remained the same, the homes became bigger. 1910 Georgian homes were
replaced by 1970 Georgian homes. 1920 Tudor homes were replaced by 1980 Tudor
homes. 1930s Mediterranean homes were replaced 1990s Mediterranean homes. The
proportions were forced to change. With a height limit of 39 feet, but an
unrestricted width and length of a home, these classic styles often became
stretched beyond any sense of authenticity. The details however, remained
faithful replicas of their European origins.
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Rockbrook is a street of cutting edge masterpieces designed over 50 years by architects such as Howard Meyer, Howard Hamilton Harris, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Steven Holl and Bud Oglesby. It is also a street that epitomizes the architectural taste of Dallas.
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In Preston Hollow estate area Larry Boerder has designed the finest English manor homes and Edwardian estate homes in Dallas reflecting the Edwardian style of grace and elegance.
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The use of half timbering in the construction of the home designed by Richard Drummond Davis identifies it as English, similar to a Tudor style home, while the massive quality of the home designed by Cole Smith presents more Elizabethan character with the use of symmetry, heavy stone, and verticality to draw ones' eye up; all prominent design features used in this era.
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For more information and images of a formal French estate offered for sale in Preston Hollow, visit Dallas Featured Listings. |
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Often we not only lose good houses to new construction, but we lose a beautiful site as a lot is scraped and flattened to accommodate the new house. This French style home differs from many new mansions imposed on Dallas because it respects the site. The park-like setting is preserved. The home was designed to accommodate the towering trees. Lakeside at its best allows bicyclists and walkers to enjoy the sense of park on both sides of them - the public creek and park on one side and the private residential park on the other. 4416 Lakeside contributes to the pleasant symmetry of this very public street.
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This home is a wonderful example of the opulent new homes that are being built in North Dallas. French Renaissance or European Chateau is the inspiration for this home that has a formal motor entrance, and land that accommodates water and private walking grounds. It was intended for the massive entertaining the owners do as they share their home with the public for many good causes.
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This New England style estate home was drawn from the prestigious but understated vernacular of the great New England estate homes.
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Since the inspiration for Highland Park was Beverly Hills, it's only appropriate that Beverly Hills architect, Richard Robertson III design this Mediterranean villa that while new, provokes the imagination and memory of early Highland Park Mediterranean homes. The rough Texas shell stone rectangular tower and columned balcony give this home and almost Richardsonian quality.
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This style is born not by rigid modernists but by artists who incorporated materials and space to accommodate their lifestyle.
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Characterized by their simplicity and strength, these Normandy style homes utilize semicircular arches and a variety of exterior ornamentation such as decorative lighting fixtures and stylized chimneys to complement their brick-patterned and contrasting stone facades.
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This style is born not by rigid modernists but by artists who incorporated materials and space to accommodate their lifestyle.
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