This week I have the distinct honor of writing about a legacy home that we’ve actually covered before at CandysDirt.com — way back in 2012. Back then, the new owner, Pete Peabody, knew he’d found an architectural gem, but no one seemed to know the history, so Peabody did his own digging.
In doing so he found a treasure trove of information. Not only was the home indeed built by an architect, but by AIA architect Neal Lacey, of the firm Pierce-Lacey, noted for having designed the Braniff Stewardess College located at Wycliff and the N. Dallas Tollway. Not only did Peabody find out the name of the architect, he found the man himself, and was able to walk through the home with him and hear his thoughts on his own design some 45 years later. Lacey appreciated how untouched the home remained, how well-cared-for over the years, stating that “he had never seen one of his projects that had not been altered or demolished. ‘Timeless’ was a word used frequently over during his two hour visit.”
Timeless is definitely a word I would use to describe this impeccably designed home, that will certainly find a new owner to adore it in record time. Listing agent Brian Davis with Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty says he has been inundated with inquiries since listing, so if you’re interested, make that call now.
Lacey isn’t the only name of note attached to the design of this 1967 home. John Watson of John Watson Landscape Illumination designed the outdoor lighting for this incredible outdoor oasis. Watson, dubbed “Mr. Moonlight,” by TIME Magazine founded his company in 1952. “He’s the Father of American landscape lighting, giving people like Lambert’s their business model,” said Davis…