On a webpage full of local listings, 6220 Worth Street will immediately catch your eyes. Those awnings and that Spanish Mission-style architecture are hard to resist at first glance, but a closer look reveals the eye-catching home is also one of the best examples of preservation in Dallas.
Designed in the 1920s by architect Clarence Bulger, the home was occupied by the Joseph Parks, founder of the Dallas Coffin Company, and his family for more than three decades before the property was donated to the YMCA, who added several structural additions to the home (including a lap pool) before selling it to a private estate in 1999. From there, the estate suffered neglect, and would likely have been demolished if Preservation Dallas hadn’t intervened and designated the home as a landmark in 2007.
The right owners, Tom and Kathi Lind, soon snapped up the home, hiring architect Norman Alston to help them restore the Parks Estate to its original grandeur. Now that the Linds have likely moved on to their next renovation project, the Parks Estate is back on the market and as beautiful as ever, though now there are pocket doors and a very fresh looking farmhouse sink.
By the Numbers
- 6220 Worth Street
- $2,499,000
- 6,483 Square Feet
- 1922 (Year Built)
- 4 Bedrooms
- 3.2 Bathrooms
- 4 Fireplaces
- 8 Covered Parking Spots
- 1 Lap Pool
