Photo courtesy of Heritage Oak Cliff.
For the first time in years, the Heritage Oak Cliff Home Tour will sweep through our neighborhood with a triumphant seven home return. Each home will feature its own unique style, time period and neighborhood for a full tour of everything Oak Cliff has to offer.
The tour will run from Oct. 28 to Oct. 29, from noon to 5 p.m. each day.
Seven historic houses will be on display during the tour, ranging from a 1916 Winnetka Heights Four Square to a 1958 ranch house in East Kessler Park.
“This vital event, which has been on hold since 2019, raises funds for the organization that in turn disperses it back into Oak Cliff neighborhoods,” Donovan Westover, home tour chair, wrote for Candy’s Dirt. “While the Fall Home Tour has been on hold, Heritage Oak Cliff has continued distributing grants to improve our unique and vibrant community. For that, I am proud to chair the comeback tour for Heritage Oak Cliff and promise an incredible show.”
While each home promises to showcase breathtaking architecture, landscaping, design, preservation and craftsmanship will also make each home unique and noteworthy.
Tickets to the tour can be purchased here and picked up at the Turner House on the day of the tour.
Here is a brief overview of the homes that will be shown:
1916 Winnetka Heights Four Square:Â This Rosemont Avenue home was one of the first built in Winnetka Heights, and features a stately front porch and some of the home’s original doors and windows. Nearly the entire home was restored by the homeowners.
1920 Sunset Hill Bungalow:Â An abundance of natural lighting and tasteful decor make this charming bungalow appear larger than life while inside.
1928 Beckley Club Estates Stone Cottage:Â The intricate stone patterns that make up this home’s facade are reminiscent of a cozy, magical storybook home.
1950 Ravinia Heights Ranch House: This house has been referred to as “Dilbeckesque” for the many design features that suggest the architect’s style. The wooden rafters in this home are sure to take your breath away.
1954 Glen Oaks Mid-Century Modern:Â The owners of this home pride themselves on being “plant people,” and as you are escorted through this home ripe with natural lighting, you’ll feel you’ve been transported into a colorful, wood paneled terrarium.
1958 East Kessler Park Ranch House: With clean lines, gorgeous brick work and design perfected by Eddie Maestri himself, you’ll quickly see why Westover calls this home the “pot of gold at the end of Rainbow Drive.”
1960 Kiestwood Estates Verdant Oasis:Â Lush and traditional, the final house on the home tour might be the most recently built, but there is still more to it than meets the eye, and you’re sure to get lost in this home’s charming landscaping.
