Situated on the country club tract of Highland Park, and on highly coveted Beverly Drive, this 1920s family home boasts Spanish architectural and design elements well preserved for nearly 100 years.
Dr. John Albert Majors commissioned Dallas architect Anton Korn to design his family home. Built in 1921, the home features Spanish design complete with arched doorways, a clay roof and elaborately designed tile. By the time the house was built, Majors and Korn had become close enough friends that Korn decided to build his own home next door — which still stands today.
Listing agent Christopher McGuire of Compass Real Estate said the best aspects of the property at 3639 Beverly Drive are its location and how it has been preserved.
“It gives you a snapshot of the time, but also an idea of where the community has gone through the decades,” McGuire said.
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The four-bedroom, 3½-bathroom home has been updated in recent years to include larger closets and modern necessities, but maintains the integrity of the original design. It’s listed for $5,495,000.
McGuire said the current owner reached out to the descendants of Majors and hosted a family reunion that celebrated the home’s unique architecture and history of the design.
“Architecturally, it’s a timeless home,” he said.
3639 Beverly Drive is a two-story home with an expansive terrace on the second floor that’s accessible through the master and guest bedrooms. One of the bedrooms has oak-paneled walls and can double as a study or library.
Downstairs, a formal living room is centered around the original hand-carved marble fireplace. A sunroom and formal living room both lead into a spacious family room with three sets of French doors overlooking the private backyard and pool. The basement now functions as an exercise room but is spacious enough to work as a wine cellar.
The swimming pool has a lap lane and is surrounded by lounging areas and a small casita. Efficiency-style guest quarters sit atop the garage, and a poolside cabana can be used for outdoor entertaining.
As with any historic home, McGuire said 3639 Beverly Drive isn’t a massive mansion like one might expect in one of Dallas’ most affluent communities. He said the design focuses on “practicality over excess.”
At 4,371 square feet, the home’s design accentuates qualities of a simpler time. And its charming, Old World style has carried through the decades thanks to attentive owners.
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1/7A sunroom and formal living room lead into a spacious family room with three sets of French doors overlooking the private backyard and pool(JA2 Photo)
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2020-02-06 21:22:45Z
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