If you want to give your house some added allure, you could name it. Take 4154 Clover Ln. The historic Midway Hollow farmhouse is breathtaking when you come up the drive, listing agent RoseMarie LaCoursiere says. Its moniker, Villa Blanca, is like a charm exclamation point.
That charm is not difficult to come by in this home. The house, which LaCoursiere estimates is one of the last-standing original farmhouses in Dallas, is “bigger than life.” Built in 1938, the home used to sit on a six-acre property that was sold off in pieces over the years. Now the property is down to a little over half an acre, but “it feels much larger” than it is. LaCoursiere attributes that feeling to its layout—the house stretches wide across the property and sits back from the street. A pool fits comfortably in the back. There’s a deep, fenced-in front lawn, two side yards, a courtyard, and another yard beyond the pool.
“The greenery that surrounds this property is second to none,” LaCoursiere says. There are hedges lining walkways, towering oak trees, garden beds, boxwoods, crape myrtles, and more. An arborist comes at the behest of the present homeowners every 18 months to give the trees some TLC. It’s worth the effort, LaCoursiere says, because through the years, “they truly become a work of living art.”
Inside, the home is well suited to look out onto the environs, thanks to a surplus of windows. There’s no “eye sore” view, LaCoursiere says. “Everything’s just beautiful to look at through all the windows.” The interiors, too, are cozy and inviting. The house has a mix of original hardwood floors and matched planks. There’s a homey brick fireplace in the living room, Siberian marble in several spaces, and timeless design.
“It’s easy to romanticize life when you’re at this property, and I’m never in a hurry to leave it,” she says. “It’s just magical to me.”
The current owners bought the property in 2019 and decided to put their own spin on it. They gutted and redid the kitchen and primary bathroom. They traded the red front door for blue. They also made some behind-the-scenes changes, says LaCoursiere. The owners moved the AC units from one side of the home to another, hooked up more vents, and added air-conditioning to the home’s wing. They also added AC to the garage. “The house is a well-chilled icebox, if you want it to be one,” she says.
The three-bedroom house does feel spacious, LaCoursiere says, but the property has plenty space to add on, too. The easiest spot would be the garage, she says, which has enough room to add “a really nice efficiency unit or home office or workshop,” she says. Or you could convert the space into a two-car garage and still have 500-square-feet to work with.
Since listing the property a few weeks ago, LaCoursiere says it’s attracted all kinds of buyers, from Park Cities empty nesters to European and Californian transplants to longtime Midway Hollow residents. People fall in love with the home’s happy cottage vibes. “I call it the good karma house,” she says.
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