Historic Dallas, Volume 9, Number 1, January-February 1986 Page: 1 of 8
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Non-Profit Organization
U.S. Postage Paid
Bulk Permit No. 6980
Dallas, Texas
isorcaasJanuary-February, 1986
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Plans Announced for Renovation Newest League Trustees Bring
of F.A. Brown Home Expertise to Board
by Stacey SoperThe restoration program and eventual
future plans for the F. A. Brown Farm Home
are now being finalized. The Historic Preser-
vation League's newest prized possession,
the century-old homestead is the only intact
farm home left in the City of Dallas. It has
been certified as a Recorded Texas
Landmark.
Given to the League from the estate of An-
na Brown Patterson Baker, the building
originally was situated on 200 acres, where
it served as home to several of Dallas' most
prominent families through the years. Today
its approximate half-acre site is located on
Kelton Street, near the intersection of In-
wood and Lovers Lane. The smaller setting,
however, still retains two operating wells, an
operating cistern and even a root cellar.
The F. A. Brown Farm Home itself is an
excellent example of transitional Greek
Revival architecture...the classic Texas farm
home. Four main rooms on the first floor
(parlor, dining room and two bedrooms) are
spaced around a central hall. Located behind
this section of the house are what was
originally an open porch (now enclosed), kit-
chen and two additional bedrooms. Two
more bedrooms are located upstairs as wellas an attic storage area. Each room has been
altered very little.
Many fixtures authentic to the home re-
main, including six painted cast iron fireplaces
with imitation marbling, fine doors, each with
its original paint and woodgrain, and much of
the actual hardware that was originally used
in the home.
A majority of authentic furniture and ac-
couterments were also donated with the
home. There are many, many types of
treasures-everything from detailed ledger
books to old games and puzzles, circa-1940
cleansing containers to antique clothes. Even
a 1936 Texas Centennial license plate was
uncovered. It is truly a collector's dream.
Sorting through these collections is the
first priority for interested volunteers. Every
item except furniture must be removed-
probably in February-and shifted to
warehouse space. There each piece will be
identified, labeled and catalogued. Those
items which are not deemed worthy of
display in the home will be sold at a giant
neighborhood sale. That sale is meant to
serve a twofold purpose: to raise funds for
the restoration and to get the surrounding
Continued to page 3League Hires Volunteer and
Membership CoordinatorThe newest League staff member, Volunteer and
Membe,*sip Coordinator Carolyn Hudson, is shown here
at the League's recent party at Cafe Brannon. Photo
courtesy Paparazzi.
Carolyn Scott Hudson has been hired as
special projects coordinator for the Historic
Preservation League. In making the an-
nouncement, executive director Jim Bratton
noted that Hudson's responsibilities will in-dude volunteer coordination and membership
development. She. also will be the staff
member responsible for the production of the
League-commissioned historical drama,
"Trinity."
We are delighted that Carolyn has agreed
to join our staff, " Bratton said. "Her strong
educational background, classroom skills, her
experience as a volunteer coordinator and
her charming personality make Carolyn an
ideal person for this new position," he added.
Hudson holds an undergraduate degree in
English and Speech from Ripon College,
where she was named outstanding senior,
and a Master's degree in Speech Pathology
and Audiology from the University of Wiscon-
sin. She has lectured on communication
disorders at San Diego State University and
San Francisco State University and has
published numerous articles in her field.
Prior to moving to Dallas, she was
volunteer coordinator for the Houston
Children's Museum and was a volunteer with
the Houston Grand Opera.
Carolyn is married to Duncan Hudson,
director of business development for HOK
Architects and is the proud mother of seven-
year-old daughter Kate and stepsons Chris,.
20 and Duncan III, 19.Jim Lake
by Colleen Mohrle
Jim Lake and Tom Niederauer are the
newest members of the Historic Preserva-
tion League Board of Trustees. Lake's term,
will run to June 1987, and Niederauer will
serve until Jun 1988.
Jim Lake, a native of Dallas, is genuinely
interested in historic preservation in this ci-
ty. Lake, owner of his own real estate
developing firm, Jim Lake and Companies,
is actively involved in redevelopment projects'
in the Dallas area.Tom Niederauer
Lake commented that he always makes an.
effort to reuse and recycle older buildings in
the Dallas area. This dedication to historic
preservation as an individual led to his in-
volvement with the League. In one case,
Lake and the League worked together
toward saving the Crockett school building.
The preservation of the Crockett school
is only otie of the many community projects
Lake has been involved with recently. Lake
Continued to page 2League To Offer Toasts to
Texas at March 2nd GalaThe Historic Preservation League will
celebrate Texas' 150th birthday on Sunday,
March 2nd, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the,
newly renovated and reopened Dallas Plaza
Hotel at 1933 Main Street.
This is the third year that the League's
major fund-raising event has honored Texas
Independence Day, and this year's "A Toast
to Texas" will be the grandest.
The league is most grateful to Doug
Greenlee of Greenlee Landscape Lighting
who is the major underwriter and co-host for
this event.
The highlight of the evening will be brief
toasts to the great Lone Star State by
celebrity toastmasters. Mayor A. Starke
Taylor, Jr. has agreed to kick off the even-
ing with the first toast.
Other famous toastmasters accepting to
date are: former Governor Bill Clements;
businesswoman Caroline Hunt Schoellkopf;
State Senator Oscar Mauzy; Mayor Pro Tem
Annette Strauss; Dallas City Council
members John Evans, Craig Holcomb, Al
Lipscomb, Lori Palmer, Jim Richards, and
Dean Vanderbilt; former councilman MaxGoldblatt; Superintendent of the Dallas In-
dependent School District Linus Wright;
DISD Board member Kathlyn Gilliam; DART
board chairman Adlene Harrison; Dallas
County Judge Dave Fox; Dallas County Com-
missioner John Wiley Price; president of the
Park and Recreation Board Billy R. Allen;
historian A.C. Greene; assistant editorial
director of.The Dallas Morning News, Bill
Murchison; civic leader Mrs. Eugene
McDermott; developer Trammell Crow; and
actor Spanky McFarland.
The evening's celebration will also include
the dedication of the Dallas Plaza Hotel as
a City of Dallas, Texas and National Register
Historic Landmark and the publication an-
nouncement of the League's book, A Guide
to the Older Neighborhoods of Dallas.
In addition, drawings will be held for
fabulous door prizes, such as a fur coat; and
a silent auction will give party-goers the op-
portunity to bid for a variety of items
representing our Texas heritage.
Admission will be $35 for one person and
$50 for two people.n TV N 1
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