Photo of Cragmont Estate courtesy of Dave Perry-Miller InTown
A historic Kessler Park home is on the market for $1.54-million.
This two-story Tudor revival, built in 1924, sits on a 1/3-acre lot on Belleau Drive, between Colorado Boulevard and Kessler Parkway, according to the listing. Known as the Cragmont Estate, it was built by George P. Jones, a real estate agent who once secured all the property for a “tourist park road,” now Rosemont Avenue, connecting what is now Fort Worth Avenue and West Davis. He also helped negotiate the City of Dallas’ purchase of land for Stevens Park. Jones opened his namesake real estate company a year before this house was built when the name of the street was Argonne Drive, according to newspaper archives.
The home was designed by architect Albert Boren.
Image of Cragmore Estate, via the Dallas Morning News Historical Archives
It was last restored by the current owners in 2017 and features original parquet flooring and a two-car garage with a workshop. The three-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom home spans over 3,000 square feet.
Red sandstone stairs leading to the entry are said to have come from the Baker Hotel, which was built in Downtown Dallas in 1925 and demolished in 1980.
