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4919		4905

YEAR BUILT:

1913

ARCHITECT/BUILDER:

Contractor: Jonathan Martin

ORIGINAL OWNER:

J. C. Robertson

ORIGINAL
DESCRIPTION:

Two story Jacobethan. Red brick and stucco. Tan tile roof; stepp jerkinhead gable roof; gabled dormer w/shuttered opening. gabled central pavilion w/bargeboards and half timbering. Crenelations on parapet over Tudor arched entry portico; cast stone badge. Open second floor balcony above entry portico. Full width raised open terrace. Recessed porte cochere on right (of later date.)

OF INTEREST:

According to the 1975 Home Tour brochure for the Swiss Avenue Historic District, the original owner of this home was Frank Slater, founder of Fishburn Cleaners and Laundry.

WEB SITE
	The SAWG Tour is a guided one hour audio walking or driving tour starting at Fitzhugh Avenue up Swiss Avenue to La Vista Avenue and back. The SAWG Tour iPhone/iPad showcases 40 of the 106 homes across eight long blocks. The SAWG Tour App is provided by the SAWG - Swiss Avenue Women's Guild for free. SAWG Tour was designed to promote awareness of this unique Dallas Land Mark and it's designation as the largest and oldest Historic District in in the Southwest..

	THE SWISS AVENUE WOMEN'S GUILD The magnolia was chosen as the Guild's symbol because it represents Southern beauty and strength. Owners of the homes depicted on this web site do not necessarily support or are necessarily affiliated with the Swiss Avenue Women's Guild.

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