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Take a Driving Tour of a Few of Architect Howard Meyer’s Most Famous Local Works

The Fears’ home on White Rock Lake is one of architect Howard Meyer’s rare traditional designs. The architect, who studied under William Lescaze while at Columbia University, is lauded for his modern residences and buildings.

“He would be considered one of the two or three most important modernists from the midcentury,” notes real estate agent and architecture expert Douglas Newby.

“He had a strong architectural point of view that was embracing midcentury modernism while also drawing from other great modernists who preceded him. He was able to triangulate from the international modernists he studied with in New York, the Prairie style of Frank Lloyd Wright, and the regional Texas Modern greats like David Williams and O’Neil Ford.”

Lucky for us, Meyer lived in Dallas from 1935 until his death in 1988, and he designed some of the most iconic pieces of architecture in the city. Want to see more? Plot the following addresses and take a driving tour of several of Meyer’s most significant local architectural works.

The couple quickly called on real estate agent Douglas Newby.  “We viewed the house on Sunday and put an offer in on Monday, and that was it.  We just knew,” Bryan says.

It is thrilling to see one of my favorite clients and their home featured as a cover story in DHome.

Douglas Newby