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#TBT In 1942, the Oak Lawn Heights neighborhood wa

#TBT In 1942, the Oak Lawn Heights neighborhood was filled with Tudor-style cottages. The contemporary home shook things up a bit. Built by a famous Dallas architect, Harris Kemp, (and later designated a Dallas Landmark in 2012), this home was a split-level, rectangular marvel with an entry-level vestibule, both ascending and descending stairs, a large covered patio and carport, and a projecting pavilion (used as a studio by Mrs. Kemp). The pool was added years later.⁣
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Kemp and his family lived in this home until 1959, and then moved into another home he built for them in Greenway Parks. He and his family remained in that home until his death in 1996. ⁣
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You may recognize Kemp's other works, which include the Dallas Morning News building, the State Fair Livestock Coliseum, Dallas City Hall in partnership with I.M. Pei, and several other prominent Dallas structures. ⁣
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On #TBT we are featuring some of Dallas County’s unique residential architecture that have earned their prestigious spot on the Texas Historic Landmarks record.

The long weekend is almost here and we're dreaming

The long weekend is almost here and we're dreaming of cocktails 🍸made beside this wet-bar stunner. This tap and beverage faucet has smart features and is paired with a hand-crafted stainless steel sink. Is this on your list of sink-goals? It's actually just a tiny highlight of a complete home tour featured on the @kohler website. View it at: https://ideas.kohler.com/home-tour/modern-orlando-oasis-home-tour ⁣
📷: Kohler.com

Natural elements are a strong influence on our des

Natural elements are a strong influence on our design palates today. Which of these 2020 color trends from @behr speaks most to you? Can you guess their color of the year? ⁣
📷: Behr.com

#TBT Easily one of the most recognizable house sty

#TBT Easily one of the most recognizable house styles, the craftsman home was a super popular single-family home style until the 1930’s. Today we are featuring a Dallas home, the "Gilliam House," which is a one-story craftsman bungalow, wood frame house with pine siding constructed in 1923 and listed as a Dallas Landmark in 2014. It is also referred to as the “Fuqua House,” named after the carpenter who built it.⁣
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This quaint home is located within the the Colonial Hill National Register District, in Caven’s 2nd Colonial Avenue Addition. These residential additions built between the 1880’s and 1930’s were developed after the completion of Dallas’ rapid transit streetcar line. They were of the Victorian, Neo-Colonial, and Craftsman architectural styles. ⁣
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While the story of the original owners is not available to us, the more recent owners made their own mark on Dallas’ history. William and Kathlyn Gilliam purchased the home on July 27, 1976. Mrs. Gilliam became president of the Dallas City Council of Colored Parents and Teachers Association (the segregated PTA) in the early 1960’s. She was the first African American woman to be elected to the Dallas School Board, and in 1980, became president of the Board—also the first African American woman to hold that position. Mrs. Gilliam tirelessly fought for equality and desegregation of the Dallas School system.⁣
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On #TBT we are featuring some of Dallas County’s unique residential architecture that have earned their prestigious spot on the Texas Historic Landmarks record.⁣
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Content derived from historical data at Dallas City Hall's Landmark Structures & Sites. Photo Credit: Dallas City Hall.⁣
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#dallas #architect #architecturelovers #historichome #historicpreservation #preservationdallas #oldhouse #oldhouselove #craftsman #victorian,

#TBT The F.A. Brown Farmstead (circa 1880) is beli

#TBT The F.A. Brown Farmstead (circa 1880) is believed to be the oldest, virtually unaltered farmhouse on its original site in the city of Dallas. It was added to the State Historic Marker Program in 1976 and was designated a Dallas Landmark in 1987. ⁣
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In 1885, Tennessee native Francis Asbury Brown purchased 200 acres of farmland from Mrs. Ellen P. Stewart and built the two-story, five bay wood structure farmhouse now called the F.A. Brown Farmstead. The farmstead also included a working dairy farm. The attic of the home was converted to bedrooms prior to 1900 and a concrete greenhouse was built around 1930. A frame two-car garage was built in the 1960s. The home still has working wells and cisterns, which had been used for both domestic and dairy farm production. The two-story home is situated on a 20,000 square foot, heavily wooded site on Kelton Street. The street had once been a narrow dirt road called Lovers Lane.⁣
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Much of the farmland was sold off after F.A. died in 1922 but the home remained in the Brown family for nearly a century. In 1985 the ownership of the house and remaining one-half acre were passed to the Historic Preservation League via a Brown family trust. A substantial portion of the original furniture and memorabilia of the Brown family remains in the house.⁣
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On #TBT we are featuring some of Dallas County’s unique residential architecture that have earned their prestigious spot on the Texas Historic Landmarks record.⁣
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Content derived from historical data at Dallas City Hall's Landmark Structures & Sites. Photo credit: Dallas City Hall⁣
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#dallas #architect #architecturelovers #historichome #historicpreservation #preservationdallas #oldhouselove #farmstead #farmhouse #historicpreservationleague #dallashomes #oldhouse #texashistoricalmarker #dallashistory #dallashistorichomes #dallasarchitecture #homestyles #architecturephotography #architecturelovers #architectures #texasarchitecture #architecturehunter #architectureview #architectureporn

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