Milam

The Milam home pictured here in the original Munger Place promotional book was the early childhood home of Margaret Milam McDermott. In 1905, Munger Place was flourishing as the finest residence park in the Southland, when Highland Park was struggling to gain traction. Mrs. McDermott was always fond of Munger Place and had longtime friends like Ruth Altlshuler who also grew up in Munger Place. I have always said if one grew up in an architect-designed home in a neighborhood of architect-designed homes, one would hire an architect to design their own home someday. In this case, Mrs. McDermott retained Scott Lyons who designed her Highland Park Texas Modern home and her country home. The Text in image states. Dallas is called the “ city of the hour and the eyes of the whole world are upon her, and the people of the city are remarkably alive to the situation.” This sounds much like the University of Texas song Margaret McDermotts grandfather wrote while he was a student at UT. And the people of Dallas are remarkably alive focusing on Margarett Milam McDermott this week!
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