The demolition of the Cox mansion in Highland Park marks a new preservation low.
The more-than-century-old house that was formerly owned by late Dallas businessman Edwin L. Cox Sr. is seen, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Dallas, after it was demolished.Thump. Thump. Thump. Another one bites the dust. And another one gone and another one gone, and another one bites the dust.
Queen’s 1980 anthem might as well be the Dallas-area theme song, at least as it pertains to architecture. The latest victim of the wrecker’s ball is, an Italianate palace on Highland Park’s Beverly Drive, razed by the billionaire Andrew Beal for, well, nobody quite knows why., president of the advocacy organization Preservation Texas. “The Cox estate was one of the most important beaux arts residences in Texas.” Winters would know.
“Likely never before in the history of Highland Park and University Park have as many historic, architecturally significant homes been razed as in the past decade,” writes Larry Good in the introduction to his 2024 guide,That book was created to promote support for preservation in the Park Cities, and for the adoption of at least some legal measures that would protect historic houses from demolition. Currently there are none., Architecture Critic.
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