Two
story Prairie. Brown brick. Green title roof. Low hip
roof; deep overhang. Front projecting wing w/hip roof
conceals entry on side. Massive rectangular chimney on
front. Projecting piers w/planters and urns. Decorative
leaded, beveled and colored glass in windows. Open raised
terrace. Recessed one story wing on left (originally this
had been a continuous terrace; later it was enclosed to
form a sun room.) Shed roof across right front extending
to cover porte cochere on right.
OF
INTEREST:
This residence is considered the purest example of Prairie
School residential architecture in Dallas. Many elements
found in Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie houses are included
in the design of this home. Its original owner, Rufus
Higginbotham, was the founder of Higginbotham, Bailey
and Logan, one of the largest wholesale dry goods houses
in the South. Mr. Higginbotham was also Chairman of
the Board of Directors of the Southwest National Bank,
one the largest financial institutions in the state.
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