Mount Vernon

The Most Secluded Neighborhood in Highland Park Surrounded by Nature and Vibrancy
-Douglas Newby

Image on top: Mount Vernon neighborhood setting at Turtle Creek in Highland Park. Second row from left: The home architect Hal Thomson designed for himself and his family at 3925 Potomac Avenue; Architect Frederick C. Bonsack designed this home on 3911 Potomac Avenue in 1914 and architect Larry Boerder recently added sensitive addition; Architect Hal Thomson designed 3926 Potomac Avenue across the street from his home.

Mount Vernon Real Estate and Homes for Sale in Highland Park North of Mockingbird

Mount Vernon is a 110 acre section on the north side of Mockingbird Lane. It might be on the University Park side of Mockingbird Lane, but it is pure Highland Park. Dallas Country Club and Turtle Creek wrap around this neighborhood. On the opposite corner of the neighborhood is McCulloch Intermediate School. Shenandoah and Mockingbird Lane make up the other boundaries. Close to the creek, wonderful homes built in the second half of the 20th century are found designed by architects, including Robert Perry and Bud Oglesby.

Featured Home in Mount Vernon

Henry B. Thomson Designed House

Architect Hal Thomson, for this architecturally significant historic home, used tall columns and pickets to create an illusion of a more intimate, smaller home at 3925 Potomac Avenue in this Highland Park neighborhood of Dallas, Texas. — When one comes closer to the home, one can see how tall the columns and pickets are that Hal Thomson used to create the illusion of a smaller and intimate home. This is in contrast to the large prominent homes Hal Thomson designed on Swiss avenue in Dallas and Armstrong Parkway in Highland Park.

How does a home become one of the favorite homes in Highland Park? In the case of 3925 Potomac, it has happened over a span of 100 years. From the time architect Hal Thomson designed this home for his family, it has been admired by those in Highland Park and across Dallas.