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Author, Preservationist Virginia Savage McAlester Dies at 76

April 11, 2020April 20, 2020 Bethany Erickson 2 Comments

Ask any local preservationist, real estate writer, or residential architecture enthusiast about the books on their reference shelves at home,

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A Dallas Difference Maker: Virginia McAlester

July 24, 2019November 15, 2019 Alex Lyda 2 Comments A Field Guide to American Homes, American Library Association, Friends of Fair Park, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Preservation Dallas, Real Estate, Real Estate Quarterly, Virginia McAlester

Next time you pass any of the remaining prewar brick ramblers being replaced by post-modern cubic behemoths, you may want to skim through A Field Guide to American Homes to better understand what you’re actually seeing.

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SMU to Present Honorary Degree to Dallas Preservationist Virginia McAlester

May 7, 2019November 15, 2019 Bianca R. Montes 0 Comments Historic Preservation League, Honorary Degree, Preservation Dallas, SMU, symposium, Virginia McAlester

McAlester will discuss her lifelong dedication to historic preservation at a May 17 symposium from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in O’Donnell Auditorium in Owen Arts Center

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Dallas Native Talkington Revisits Valley Girl

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Amy Talkington, Valley Girl, Virginia Savage McAlester

As you sift through the new movies available for streaming this weekend, the name Valley Girl might ring a bell.

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‘Hers was a life well-lived’

May 5, 2020May 6, 2020 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments A Field Guide to American Houses, Friends of Fair Park, Preservation Dallas, Real Estate, Real Estate Quarterly, Virginia Savage McAlester

Preservationists remember Virginia Savage McAlester

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What Could $14.5 Million Buy?

October 23, 2019November 15, 2019 Contributor 0 Comments Architecture, Design, houses, Luxury Homes, Mansion, Real Estate, Real Estate Quarterly

Torie Steele took on the complex remodel of 4224 Armstrong Pkwy., designed by the late Hal Thomson, and with the help of Larson and Pedigo Architects, gave her historic mansion modern amenities and sophistication.