Breaking: The Former Scientology House on Buckner at Dixie Drive Reportedly On Fire

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scientology-house-300x225I just got a call from Stefan Gordon at KXAS-5 about a LARGE house fire over in what was once the pink stucco Church of Scientology in East Dallas. The church bought this property at the corner of Buckner Boulevard and Dixie Lane in 2000 and made the neighbors mighty nervous. In 2008, it was on the market for $725,000, listed with Perry Jones. According to a 2005 article in the Dallas Morning News, the home was originally built in the 1940′s, enjoyed a stint as a bed and breakfast as well as a wedding chapel. Imagine, if you can, a ballroom with a large jacuzzi and mirror-covered poles. (!!) The Church of Scientology, needing more space, moved on to a 42,000 square foot office building in Las Colinas and may even be out of there by now.

Then, in 2009, Dave Anderson, who bought Belle Nora for his 16-year old daughter, remember THAT story, bought the former church May 1, 2009 from the Church of Scientology. He re-christened it Grandwick, and paid about $387,000. Sources tell me Anderson, who owns scads of East Dallas properties, never lived in the place and may want to convert it to a bed and breakfast or revive the wedding chapel. It’s zoned commercial. Or at least, that’s what I knew about a year ago.

Stefan is dialing up Vicki White as I type, because I think Anderson still owns the place. I should have some shots for you in a jiffy. It’s a sad day for Grandwick.

Candy Evans, founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com, is one of the nation’s leading real estate reporters.

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