Confluence – Site, Architect, Land

Here in the heart of Greenway Parks is a home and site that cannot be replicated. First, this architect-designed home is on the largest lot in Greenway Parks – .951 acres. Beyond being on the largest lot, it is on the corner of the Greenway Parks Blvd. extending the green views. In addition, it is next to the flag-flying triangle park which further buffers the home from other residences. Besides being on a Preston Hollow estate sized lot, the lot is extremely wide, pushing any other houses out of sight. In fact, from the backyard it is hard to see another home. The width of this lot also creates the space for maybe the largest residential lap pool in Dallas—30 meters. The attractive proportions and design of the home can be attributed to architects Fooshee & Cheek. These are the architects best known for designing Highland Park Village shopping center and large, gracious, Highland Park homes. Fooshee & Cheek were originally partners with architect Hal Thomson, considered the godfather of architects who designed prominent Dallas and Highland Park classic homes. By 1951, Marion Fooshee and James Cheek were the most important and elegant architects in Dallas. They understood large rooms, rooms even larger than many of the rooms found in today’s 10,000 sf homes. Fooshee & Cheek were also accustomed to creating double and triple passageways between the rooms so one could look out and see sunlight in four different directions as you can in the middle of this home. This home has more windows than most modern homes of similar size. Extraordinarily talented interior designer Allen Kirsch designed the interior finishes and the exterior living spaces including a porch with electric screens, air conditioning, and a fireplace to be enjoyed according to the seasons.
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