Old Highland Park

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Award-winning Realtor Douglas Newby knows the homes in Old Highland Park and understands the nuance of this real estate market.

Acreage Section of Old Highland Park

48 acres of Highland Park real estate make up this section of large lots around a hilly loop of Overhill and St. Johns beside Connor Park, between Wycliff and Armstrong Avenue. This lovely section is off by itself, surrounded by parks and greenbelts. It is not interrupted by traffic and it has land large enough to accommodate early mansions and historically significant estate homes by architect John Allen Boyle and architect Hal Thomson making it a favorite neighborhood.

4321 Overhill Drive, Dallas, Texas

Old Highland Park architecturally and historically significant home.

The home at 4321 Overhill might be the architecturally significant home that best represents Old Highland Park. Built by one of the developers of Highland Park, this home was designed by architect John Allen Boyle.


Katy Trail Corridor of the Fourth Section of Old Highland Park

Old Highland Park, the oldest part of Highland Park, is known for its parks, trees, and architecturally significant homes. The Katy Trail Corridor of the Fourth Section of Old Highland Park is across from SMU and along the Katy Trail, which makes for a vibrant neighborhood that homeowners love.

3211 Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, Texas

Normandy Cottage by Architect Mark Lemmon

Highland Park, Texas, National Historic Landmark

Many consider this Highland Park home designed by Mark Lemmon to be the most historically significant home in Highland Park and maybe Dallas and North Texas. Richard R. Brettell, the former director of the Dallas Museum of Art and founder of the Dallas Architecture Forum, co-authored with Willis Cecil Winters, FAIA, and former Dallas Parks Director, the book, Crafting Traditions—The Architecture of Mark Lemmon. Edmund P. Pillsbury, the former director of the Kimbell Art Museum and the Meadows Museum, wrote the introduction to this book on Mark Lemmon.


Old Highland Park Neighborhood

The Lovely Beverly Drive Ties the Beautiful Highland Park Neighborhoods Together

When Highland Park in mentioned, Beverly Drive is the first street that comes to mind. Historic homes, architecturally significant homes, and transitional modern homes are all displayed on this street of wide lawns and architect designed homes.

This is one of our client’s favorite neighborhoods. Old Highland Park is where Highland Park started and is bounded by Mockingbird Lane on the north, Airline and the Katy Trail on the east, Armstrong on the south, and Preston Road on the west. There is still a preponderance of original and historic homes. The last of the Prairie style and craftsman bungalows are found in Old Highland Park along with magnificent and monumental estate homes. But more than just the style of these architecturally significant and historically significant homes, the atmosphere of the original neighborhood remains. We look forward to helping you acquire a home in Old Highland Park.



Highland Park prices are not speculative because Highland Park buyers have the highest incomes and net worth in relationship to the price of the homes they are buying. A small pool of homes available with the distinct advantages of Highland Park not replicable in other parts of Dallas or the country make Highland Park an attractive investment and place for a home.

-Douglas Newby

Neighborhoods of Old Highland Park

Contemporary home built in 1989 in Highland Park with view of outdoor walk.

Katy Trail Corridor of Old Highland Park Neighborhood

You will find contemporary houses built from the 1960s through the 21st century. There are eclectic homes, simple homes, and extravagantly renovated homes with the architectural designs of Frank Welch, Max Levy, Lionel Morrison and Svend Fruit. These are quiet streets close to SMU and the best amenities of Dallas.

First Section of Highland Park Neighborhood West of Preston Neighborhood

The first section of Highland Park West bounded by Armstrong, Preston and Belclaire maintained the large lot size of the first section of Old Highland Park. Armstrong Parkway is reminiscent of the grandeur of the Swiss Avenue boulevard. Both are lined with historically significant mansions designed by architects Hal Thomson, Fooshee and Cheek, Anton Korn and other prominent architects.

4908 Lakeside Drive, Torn Down

Second Section of Old Highland Park Neighborhood

In 1910 the second addition of 100 acres was developed between Lakeside Park and the rugged terrain of Hackberry Creek, which winds along Drexel and Highland. Armstrong and the Dallas Country Club on Beverly make up the other boundaries. Historically significant homes built along Lakeside Drive are architectural icons.

Turtle Creek Acreage of Old Highland Park Neighborhood

This section is 55 acres between Preston Road and Lakeside, but is the location of only a few enormous homes. The mansions here give Preston Road prestige all the way to North Dallas and beyond. The architecturally significant homes are placed on three to 11 acres.

Acreage Section of Old Highland Park Neighborhood

48 acres of Highland Park real estate make up this section of large lots around a hilly loop of Overhill and St. Johns beside Connor Park, between Wycliff and Armstrong Avenue. This lovely section is off by itself, surrounded by parks and greenbelts.

Third Section of Highland Park Neighborhood West of Preston Neighborhood

The third addition of Highland Park West of Preston is a little over 25 acres consisting of Beverly, Versailles, and Belclaire between Armstrong Pkwy and Preston Road. There is a series of architecturally significant homes designed in the Mediterranean and Spanish Colonial style by architects Fooshe and Cheek as you cross Armstrong on Beverly Drive that sets the stage for the lovely homes in this small section.

Normandy Cottage by Architect Mark Lemmon

Fourth Section of Old Highland Park Neighborhood

The fourth addition was developed in 1917 along Mockingbird across from SMU. Gillon is the southern boundary. Katy Trail and Abbott create the boundary on the Dallas side, historic Hackberry Creek, along St. Johns, make up the western boundary. These 238 acres were developed simultaneously with SMU and many of its streets were named after elite colleges and universities: St. Johns, Cornell, Princeton, Dartmouth and Harvard.

Hackberry Creek Acreage of Old Highland Park Neighborhood

These spectacular and lush twelve acres are along the meandering historic Hackberry Creek between the First and Second sections and the architecturally significant homes designed by John Wiley and Hal Thomson. Architects Lang and Witchell designed the beautiful and historic Highland Park Town Hall.


Today’s New Old Highland Park Listings and MLS Status Changes

Acres0.26Sqft.3,932Bed3Bath3Year1991Lot Size74 X 150
Acres0.26Sqft.5,746Bed4Bath4Year1986Lot Size75 X 150
Acres0.24Sqft.4,266Bed4Bath4Year1926Lot Size70x150
Acres0.4Sqft.4,640Bed4Bath4Year1917Lot Size86 x 214
Acres0.28Sqft.5,631Bed5Bath5Year2023Lot Size60 x 200
Acres0.21Sqft.4,358Bed4Bath4Year1924Lot Size60 x 150
Acres1.66Sqft.2,170Bed2Bath2Year2015
Acres0.36Sqft.5,428Bed3Bath3Year1925Lot Size107x141x97x179
Acres0.51Sqft.6,365Bed4Bath4Year2001Lot Size112x215
Acres0.21Sqft.5,987Bed5Bath5Year2003Lot Size60x150

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Are You a Homeowner in Old Highland Park? You Have Come to the Right Place

If you are considering selling your home in Old Highland Park, 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 home in Old Highland Park.


Old Highland Park Homes for Sale Previously in MLS – Sold

Acres0.26Sqft.3,932Bed3Bath3Year1991Lot Size74 X 150
Acres0.26Sqft.5,746Bed4Bath4Year1986Lot Size75 X 150
Acres0.24Sqft.4,266Bed4Bath4Year1926Lot Size70x150
Acres0.4Sqft.4,640Bed4Bath4Year1917Lot Size86 x 214
Acres0.28Sqft.5,631Bed5Bath5Year2023Lot Size60 x 200
Acres0.21Sqft.4,358Bed4Bath4Year1924Lot Size60 x 150
Acres1.66Sqft.2,170Bed2Bath2Year2015
Acres0.36Sqft.5,428Bed3Bath3Year1925Lot Size107x141x97x179
Acres0.51Sqft.6,365Bed4Bath4Year2001Lot Size112x215
Acres0.21Sqft.5,987Bed5Bath5Year2003Lot Size60x150

Armstrong Elementary School in Old Highland Park

Highland Park is known for its excellent schools and Armstrong Elementary School epitomizes Highland Park.

Dearest Douglas,

We are so grateful to you for guiding us throughout the exciting process of buying a beautiful Highland Park estate home first and then trying to sell our old Highland Park one in record time. I know you have an eye for distinctive and unique homes given your endless appetite for architecture and cultural comprehension. But your deep understanding of human behavior and the art of negotiation is even more spectacular. You are a rare gem and I am so blessed to count you as a good friend.

Mrs. Scott
Highland Park Homeowner

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Thank you for guiding us through such a great buying and selling experience…But most of all, thank you for becoming such good friends!

All our best,
-Scott and Tracy Bundy
Highland Park Home Seller and Home Buyer

Princeton Avenue in Highland Park Projects the Elegance of the Neighborhood

Old Highland Park encourages charm and architectural elegance because of the period homes found on Princeton Avenue and its surrounding streets.