Munger Place
This Munger Place American Four Square is such a lovely example of why buyers are attracted to the neighborhood. There are only five streets here, and many of the historic homes are sold off-market, as this one was in 2022. Marshall and Elizabeth Lawrence were living in Garland’s Firewheel neighborhood. They regularly visited friends in…
Travis Ripley began Ripley Renovations in this Munger Place Craftsman. What have I told y’all about buying the home of a builder? Yep. Run to their Realtor and sign that contract instantly. You will never, ever find a better constructed house than the personal home of a builder. Ripley and his wife, Amy developed a…
Historic Munger Place is known for a few things, one of them being that the neighborhood is the home of the largest intact collection of Prairie-influenced residences in North Texas. Another is that Munger Place likes to throw a good party. The East Dallas neighborhood consisting of just five streets has its annual Wine Walk…
Mat MacKay knew about Munger Place before he moved to the neighborhood, or at least he thought he did. But when he and his wife Maggie found their historic Munger Place Prairie house, they learned the community is like no other. They also knew they’d found their home, sweet home. “I’m from Dallas and had…
By Jim Anderson Preservation consultant Jim Anderson, who has served the City of Dallas for 26 years as an urban planner in historic preservation, presents the second in his three-part series on the history of streetcars in Dallas. Catch up on last week’s “Tracks Through Time Part 1: Dallas and the Golden Age of Trolleys.“…
