Early Texas Modern Style Architecture
Texas Modern Architecture
Pioneer Texas homes are the inspiration for Texas Modern homes. Acknowledging the environment, employing artisans, and rejecting eclectic ornamentation resulted in this indigenous architecture.
3514 Rock Creek Drive, Dallas, Texas

Turtle Creek Park Home Sold by Douglas Newby
O’Neil Ford and Arch Swank were brilliant when it came to selecting sites for the homes they designed. Here, O’Neil Ford and Arch Swank selected the top of the hill... See More
4735 Chapel Hill Road, Dallas, Texas

White Rock Lake Texas Modern Home
Wilson McClure designed many beautiful homes in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Many of these had a Georgian influence, but this home on Chapel Hill, built in 1940, is pure... See More
3819 McFarlin Boulevard, Dallas, Texas

Charles Dilbeck Designed Residence Sold by Douglas Newby
Charles Dilbeck was a prolific architect, much loved and currently featured at the Meadows Museum's architecture exhibit Crafting Traditions. This four-bedroom Dilbeck home across the street from Williams Park was... See More
4408 Saint Johns Drive, Dallas, Texas

An East Texas/Louisiana influence is seen on the facade, but this home makes a further leap into Texas Modernism. The continuous beams from the living room to the arched verandas,... See More
4715 Watauga Road, Dallas, Texas

The Jerry Bywaters Studio faithfully conveyed the early Texas homes that David Williams and O'Neil Ford so faithfully sketched as an inspiration for the Texas modern architecture. This Texas landmark... See More
3201 Wendover Road, Dallas, Texas

Lakewood Texas Modern Home
Arch Swank and O'Neil Ford designed this architecturally significant home in 1939 for the Brombergs who lived in the home for 60 years. You can see references of earlier David... See More
3805 McFarlin Boulevard, Dallas, Texas

David Williams, Architect
In 1932, David Williams built his last private home which also was his first home to become widely recognized and applauded. Elbert Williams, Mayor of University Park and no relation... See More
4050 Cochran Chapel Road, Dallas, Texas

The seven metal roof caps create a dramatic line interrupted by several chimneys. This Texas Modern home was also influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright, with whom David George apprenticed. Ted... See More