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THE SWISS AVENUE
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YEAR BUILT: 1913
ARCHITECT/BUILDER: Lang and Witchell
ORIGINAL OWNER: Rufus W. Higginbotham
ORIGINAL
DESCRIPTION:
Two story Prairie. Brown brick. Green title roof. Low hip roof; deep overhang. Front projecting wing w/hip roof conceals entry on side. Massive rectangular chimney on front. Projecting piers w/planters and urns. Decorative leaded, beveled and colored glass in windows. Open raised terrace. Recessed one story wing on left (originally this had been a continuous terrace; later it was enclosed to form a sun room.) Shed roof across right front extending to cover porte cochere on right.
OF INTEREST: This residence is considered the purest example of Prairie School residential architecture in Dallas. Many elements found in Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie houses are included in the design of this home. Its original owner, Rufus Higginbotham, was the founder of Higginbotham, Bailey and Logan, one of the largest wholesale dry goods houses in the South. Mr. Higginbotham was also Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Southwest National Bank, one the largest financial institutions in the state.