by STEVE BROWN
One of the Dallas-area’s most historic estates is up for grabs for the first time in more than half a century.
The Highland Park home of the late Dallas developer Trammell Crow and his wife Margaret is being listed for sale with Allie Beth Allman & Associates Realtors. The property has a price tag of $59.4 million, one of the highest prices ever asked for a Dallas-area home.
Built in 1912, the 10,000-square-foot, 5-bedroom house is located on more than six acres between Preston Road and Turtle Creek.
Following the death of Mrs. Crow in April, the family recently decided to put the creekside estate on the market, said her daughter Lucy Crow Billingsley.
“We’ve had it for over 50 years,” Billingsley said Thursday. “I grew up there.”
The Crow property is one of the most prominent estates along Turtle Creek. Along with the main house, there’s a guesthouse with 986 square feet and a 1,590-square-foot servants quarters located above the garages.
Nextdoor neighbors include Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and financier Edward “Rusty” Rose.
The Tudor-style mansion was first built Dallas businessman Henry Lee Edwards, who made his fortune in the cotton market. After the Edwards, the house was home to Col Harry Stewart, who once owned the Stoneleigh Hotel and Maple Terrace apartments. The Stewarts sold the estate to the Crows in 1961.
“Availability of a landmark site on one of Dallas’ best known streets is rare, ” said real estate agent Allie Beth Allman. ”The setting is incomparable and includes a tree that is over 100 years old, dating to the founding of Highland Park. ”
photographs courtesy Allie Beth Allman
