East Dallas Neighborhoods

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Architecturally Significant Homes for Sale on Swiss Avenue, Munger Place, White Rock Lake and Other Beautiful Neighborhoods

National award-winning realtor Douglas Newby has selected some of his favorite East Dallas neighborhoods: White Rock Lake, Lakewood, Munger Place, Swiss Avenue, Deep Ellum, and others. The early 20th century homes in East Dallas are found on Swiss Avenue, White Rock Lake, and in the Lakewood Conservation District. Architectural styles including Prairie style, Craftsmen style, and Tudor are found in the historic districts and conservation districts of Munger Place, Junius Heights, Bryan Parkway, Peaks Suburban, and Hollywood Heights. Mid century homes are found in neighborhoods on the perimeter of the historic districts along with new modern homes that have been built.


Swiss Avenue Home Designed by Architect Hal Thomson – Sold

5323 Swiss Avenue home designed by Hal Thomson shaded by live oak trees in the Swiss Avenue Historic District of Munger Place neighborhood in Dallas.
This architecturally significant home designed by architect Hal Thomson is prominently sited on one of the best blocks in the original Munger Place Addition at 5323 Swiss Avenue.

5323 Swiss Avenue, Dallas, Texas

Hal Thomson Historic Home on Swiss Avenue – Sold by Douglas Newby

Swiss Avenue is the cradle of Dallas architecture and architecturally significant homes. Architect Hal Thomson, who designed this home in 1914 at 5323 Swiss Avenue, is the godfather of Dallas architects. Many don’t realize the impact and influence the homes on Swiss Avenue and architect Hal Thomson have on the architecture and architects in Dallas. Many consider 5323 Swiss to be one of the best five homes in the Swiss Avenue Historic District and one of the most architecturally significant homes in Dallas. You can scroll through Centennial Pictures of all 100 homes on Swiss Avenue and determine what you think are the best five homes on Swiss Avenue.

After a Grand Tour of Europe, Hal Thomson Made His Mark on Swiss Avenue

Henry B. Thomson (Hal Thomson) was a society architect who after his grand tour of Europe made his mark on Swiss Avenue before he began designing architecturally significant homes in Highland Park. The Aldredge house also on Swiss Avenue and 5323 Swiss Avenue that Douglas Newby recently sold quickly come to mind when one thinks of architect Hal Thomson.


Prominent 100 Year Old Dines & Kraft Home in the Lakewood Conservation District

6633 Country Club Circle, Dallas, Texas, designed and built by by Dines and Kraft, found in the Lakewood Conservation District across from the Lakewood Country Club golf course.
This 100-year-old house is prominently positioned across from the Lakewood Country Club golf course.

6633 Country Club Circle, Dallas, Texas – Previously Sold

Example of a Lakewood Conservation District Home – Sold by Douglas Newby

This over 100-year-old home is an architecturally significant example of a Lakewood home designed and built by Dines and Kraft. The dark red brick accentuates the green Ludowici tile roof.

In the Lakewood Conservation District, it is one of three homes located on Country Club Circle that overlooks the Lakewood Country Club golf course, the historic Lakewood theater and downtown Dallas.


David Williams Designed Home

David Williams Originated Texas Modern Style

Architect David Williams originated the Texas Modern Style inspired by Texas and Louisiana indigenous homes. The home at 6292 Mercedes Avenue in Wilshire Heights Neighborhood in Dallas that he designed for Ray McDowell in 1927 is where David Williams jumped off from the blatant Spanish Colonial eclecticism prevalent in the 1920s and designed a more “Texas Colonial” style home reflecting the indigenous qualities of East Texas and Louisiana. As architectural historian Jay C. Henry wrote in his fabulous book, Architecture in Texas 1895-1945, David Williams’ work was further inspired by the colonists led by Stephen Fuller Austin in 1821. David Williams said, “Their comfort demanded a little beauty and a great deal of taste. There is not in any one of these houses built in the Southwest before 1850 an instance of imitation of foreign styles, of sham, of striving for effect, of any use of unnatural, unnecessary ornament or of material not structural and fit for its purpose….Their style is modern, for it satisfies all the requirements of modern design and construction.”

6292 Mercedes Avenue, Dallas, Texas
One of the most historically significant homes in Dallas was listed and sold by Realtor Douglas Newby. The sale included deed restrictions that prevent the home from being torn down.

1.26 Forested Acres Five Blocks from White Rock Lake and Five Minutes to Highland Park

Perfect Site for a New Architecturally Significant Home

A special property with topography, two ponds, paths, a foot bridge, a creek, and a lake.

Most estate lots, even in Preston Hollow and Bluffview, are flat with only a few that have a hint of a creek. This 1.26-acre estate home building site has dramatic topography, a forest, trails, ponds and a linear lake.

Perfect Placement for a 12,058 Square Foot Modern Home

6638 Williamson Road, Dallas, Texas
On this 1.26 acre site, one can perfectly place a 12,058 square foot one and two story home that overlooks the forest, pools, creeks, and a lake.

Tucked in the Woods Close to White Rock Lake, Only Five Minutes on Mockingbird Lane from SMU and Highland Park

It is hard to imagine living in the city, not far from the Dallas Arts District and the vibrancy of the best restaurants, that one can enjoy an estate lot that feels this secluded and part of nature. My favorite homes express the best of organic urbanism – where nature and civilization meet.


Neighborhoods of East Dallas

White Rock Lake Neighborhood

You might decide to join the growing number of families moving to White Rock Lake to raise their children. Maybe you will buy a home overlooking White Rock Lake…

Peninsula Neighborhood

Emerald Isle Neighborhood

Chapel Hill Estates Neighborhood

The Cloisters Neighborhood

Greencove Estates Neighborhood

Shore Acres Addition Neighborhood

West Lawther Drive Neighborhood

Garland Road Neighborhood

Cliff Welch Designed Renovation of Midcentury Modern Home

Lake Park Estates Neighborhood

Lake Park Estates is a White Rock Lake neighborhood of approximately 300 homes, many of which are Midcentury Modern. This neighborhood of 300 predominantly midcentury Modern Homes tucked next to White Rock Lake enjoys the proximity to Casa Linda Shopping Center and the Dallas Arboretum.

Little Forest Hills Neighborhood

Little Forest Hills is a neighborhood that has enjoyed the benefit of being next to the higher profile Forest Hills neighborhood made up of larger homes on large lots. The prestige and desirability of Little Forest Hills continues to grow while still preserving its roots of more eccentric and artistic residences.

Tudor Home in Forest Hills

Forest Hills Neighborhood

Forest Hills is a neighborhood of 595 homes on the sunset side of White Rock Lake. The neighborhood’s popularity increasingly grew during the pandemic as the residential movement towards land and nature accelerated.

Lakewood Trails Neighborhood

Lakewood Neighborhood

In the late 1920s and 1930s, Lakewood was the grandest neighborhood in Dallas. Prominent oilmen and merchants established this as the most prestigious district in the city.

The perfect site of a new home at 6638 Williamson Road in the Lakewood area of Dallas, Texas.

Lakewood Pasadena Neighborhood

Lakewood Conservation District Neighborhood

Dines and Kraft 1923 historic home in the Lakewood Conservation District of the Lakewood neighborhood of Dallas, Texas.

Country Club Circle Neighborhood

Old East Dallas Neighborhood

Old East Dallas led the city in restoration activity and neighborhood involvement in the 1970s. Rehabilitation began here because this area contained both the grandest homes and definable neighborhoods in the greatest need of repair. A tremendous asset to redevelopment was the fact that these distinct neighborhoods were fully developed in almost geographical order from the 1880s to the 1930s between the Central Business District and Mockingbird Lane.

Swiss Avenue / Munger Place Historic Districts Neighborhood

Munger Place Historic District Neighborhood

5323 Swiss Avenue home designed by Hal Thomson shaded by live oak trees in the Swiss Avenue Historic District of Munger Place neighborhood in Dallas.

Swiss Avenue Historic District Neighborhood

Bryan Parkway in Munger Place Heights Neighborhood

Junius Heights Neighborhood

Belmont Conservation District Neighborhood

Peak’s Suburban Addition Historic District Neighborhood

Parks Estates Neighborhood

Cochran Heights Neighborhood

Henderson Neighborhood

Deere Park Neighborhood

Bryan Place Neighborhood

Wilshire Heights Neighborhood

Hollywood Heights Santa Monica Neighborhood

Hollywood/Santa Monica is bounded by the Santa Fe Railroad on the north and west, East Grand on the east, and Valencia-Sarasota on the south.

Deep Ellum Neighborhood

If you go to Deep Ellum today, you will find much of the same energy and spirit that made it notorious in the 1920s. Streets that rang with honky-tonk pianos and heard Leadbelly and Blind Lemon Jefferson on 12-string guitar now feature entertainment like video bars, comedy clubs, and show cases for the city’s leading artists.

Old Lake Highlands Neighborhood

Established in 1946, Old Lake Highlands Neighborhood is comprised of approximately 1,700 homes located within the boundaries of Northwest Hwy., Buckner Blvd., and Lake Highlands Drive.

Mount Auburn Neighborhood

Greenland Hills Neighborhood

Greenland Hills continues to be one of Dallas’ most popular older neighborhoods. “Pricey” for their modest size, these brick houses are still affordable by the professionals working Downtown. Undoubtedly, Greenland Hills represents Dallas’ most uncluttered district in terms of architectural continuity.

Vickery Place Neighborhood

Vickery Place is a perfect transition between the two-story Prairie Style homes of Munger Place and the Tudor cottages of the M Streets. Close to the increasingly popular Henderston Avenue retail establishments, Vickery Place has great appeal.

Lakewood Hills Neighborhood

Lakewood Hills neighborhood features beautiful full grown trees and unique architectural designs dating back to the 1920s that include Tudor and Colonial Revival style homes. New varieties of architecture styles have been built adding to the distinctiness of this Dallas neighborhood.

Lakewood Heights family modern home designed by Bently Tibbs

Lakewood Heights Neighborhood

Lakewood Heights is a little bit of Lakewood, a little bit of Junius Heights and Belmont Addition, and a whole lot of Old East Dallas. Before the homeowners’ association was founded in 1984, most people referred to the neighborhood as Lakewood West because it resembled Lakewood located on the other side of Abrams Road, and even had closer proximity to Lakewood Shopping Center.


Today’s New East Dallas Listings and MLS Status Changes

Acres0.14Sqft.3,743Bed4Bath4Year2000
Acres0.15Sqft.3,486Bed5Bath5Year2024
Acres0.34Sqft.3,802Bed5Bath5Year1973Lot Size14,920
Acres0.18Sqft.4,949Bed4Bath4Year2024Lot Size60' x 129'
Acres0.19Sqft.3,301Bed4Bath4Year2017Lot Size55x155
Acres1.07Sqft.2,223Bed3Bath3Year1948
Acres0.09Sqft.3,506Bed3Bath3Year2020
Acres0.18Sqft.4,071Bed4Bath4Year2007Lot Size60 X 130
Acres0.46Sqft.3,720Bed4Bath4Year1939
Acres0.39Sqft.2,040Bed3Bath3Year1942

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Are You an East Dallas Homeowner? You Have Come to the Right Place

If you are considering selling your home in East Dallas, we will bring you the best results as we best understand your home and the potential buyers. Call me to see if I should represent you in selling your East Dallas home.


East Dallas Homes for Sale Previously in MLS – Sold

Acres0.14Sqft.3,743Bed4Bath4Year2000
Acres0.15Sqft.3,486Bed5Bath5Year2024
Acres0.34Sqft.3,802Bed5Bath5Year1973Lot Size14,920
Acres0.18Sqft.4,949Bed4Bath4Year2024Lot Size60' x 129'
Acres0.19Sqft.3,301Bed4Bath4Year2017Lot Size55x155
Acres1.07Sqft.2,223Bed3Bath3Year1948
Acres0.09Sqft.3,506Bed3Bath3Year2020
Acres0.18Sqft.4,071Bed4Bath4Year2007Lot Size60 X 130
Acres0.46Sqft.3,720Bed4Bath4Year1939
Acres0.39Sqft.2,040Bed3Bath3Year1942

See Centennial Photographs of Every Swiss Avenue and Munger Place Home

Centennial Photographs of Munger Place Homes

Realtor Douglas Newby took photographs of every Munger Place home during the centennial of Munger Place so that you would have an opportunity to see this collection of architect-designed and architecturally significant homes in geographical order. You can scroll through and see the homes on each block in Munger Place as if you are driving down the boulevard.

Centennial Photographs of Swiss Avenue Homes

Realtor Douglas Newby took photographs of every Swiss Avenue home during the centennial of Swiss Avenue so that you would have an opportunity to see this collection of architect-designed and architecturally significant homes in geographical order. You can scroll through and see the homes on each block on Swiss Avenue as if you are driving down the boulevard.

10752 Wyatt Circle, Dallas, Texas

Douglas,

Thank you to you and Connie for making our first home buying experience so great. We love our house and neighborhood. We are very happy with our choice and truly feel like we’re making a good investment. We will invite you over for dinner….but, please, stop by anytime. We would love to see you!

-Faye and Carl Coscia
Brookside Estates Homeowner
Economist

Dear Doug,

…you’re still the best realtor I’ve ever met.

-Kim Gaven and Drew Moore
East Dallas Homeowner

Clifford D. Hutsell Homes in East Dallas Capture Spanish Colonial Style of California

The Collection of Clifford D. Hutsell Homes on Lakewood Boulevard Best Expresses the Appeal of This Early 20th Century Architect.

Dallas Modern Home For Sale in Urban Reserve Offered at $1,345,000

The modern architecture of the Urban Reserve neighborhood in Dallas is accentuated by this modern home designed by architect Joshua Nimmo overlooking a pond.