Herbert M. Greene, Dallas Architect
Past Dallas and Texas Architect
Architect Herbert M. Greene could be considered the landmark architect of Dallas. His work includes many landmarks that continue to enchant us and bring early Dallas to life. Herbert M. Greene designed the most iconic home in Highland Park at 4101 Beverly Drive. During this same time period, in the early 1900s, he designed the Neiman Marcus building, the Dallas Morning News building, the Belo Mansion, Dallas First National Bank, Dallas First United Methodist Church, and the Dallas Scottish Rite Cathedral.
Herbert Greene designed buildings of various styles from gothic for churches to Beaux-Arts for residences, and Sullivanesque for commercial buildings. It is important to know that Herbert M. Greene was raised in Illinois and graduated with an architectural degree from the University of Illinois in 1893 during the height of Sullivanesque architecture. He came to Dallas with the continuing migration of influential people who originally lived in Illinois and became leaders in Dallas. Historian Susanne Starling in the Dallas Legacies article wrote about the first family to build a home in Dallas. They came from Illinois, not far from the boyhood home of Herbert M. Greene.
Herbert Greene is known as one of the partners of Greene LaRoche, and Dahl. In 1914 he designed the Italianate home at 4101 Beverly on 6.6 acres. His firm also designed 6701 Turtle Creek. Herbert Greene is also attributed with designing In 1900 the Belo Mansion at 2101 Ross.
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Example of Homes Architect Herbert M. Greene Designed
Most Iconic Home in Highland Park Torn Down 4101 Beverly Drive – August 21, 2024
Cox Mansion Becomes Beal Rubble
4101 Beverly Drive, Dallas, Texas – Old Highland Park Historically Significant Home
The home at 4101 Beverly designed in 1912 expresses the exuberant grandeur of Beaux-Arts mansions. 4101 Beverly is still the centerpiece of Highland Park, across from the Country Club on Beverly and Preston. Italianate influence is seen in the colonnaded second story porch and entry and the flat roof lined with balustrades.
4511 Highland Drive, Dallas, Texas
Iconic architect Herbert M. Greene designed this architecturally significant home for his family. Some of my favorite homes are homes that prominent architects designed for themselves and their family. These homes showcase architectural significance and also the personality and care of the architect. What makes it even more significant and special is that it has remained in the family for three generations.
2101 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas
The Dallas Bar Association, led by Robert Hyer Thomas, reclaimed the Belo Mansion, built in 1900. The owner sold it for less than half its value. The attorneys’ dues tripled, but it provided them a landmark building, a downtown presence, and preserved one of the early Ross Avenue mansions for Dallas.
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