The Homes of the Park Cities, Dallas: Great American Suburbs

Dallas local Virginia McAlester, author of Random HouseGÇÖs A Field Guide to AmericanHouses, the classic book on the subject, and AbbevilleGÇÖs celebrated Great AmericanHouses and Their Architectural Styles, teamed up with Prudence Mackintosh andWillis Cecil Winters to write Homes of the Park Cities, Dallas. This impressiveand informative case study immerses readers into the architecture and culture, bothpast and present, of these classy neighborhoods.Illustrated with over 280 specially commissioned photographs, in addition to over75 maps, graphs, and archival images, this insightful work covers the history anddevelopment of DallasGÇÖs suburbs, as well as the architects who designed them. Homesalso features several appendices, providing notes on how to preserve early-twentieth centuryhomes and a catalogue listing over 1,600 homes by address and architect.McAlester authored an additional appendix that illustrates the architectural stylesfound in The Park Cities, which run the gamut from Tudor and Colonial Revival toMinimal Traditional and Mid-Century Modern.As grand as the houses it chronicles, Homes of the Park Cities, Dallas willfascinate architects, historians, suburbanites, and would-be suburbanites alike.