Texas
Austin, Texas
Minutes from downtown Austin, a private road introduces nearly nine acres dominated by a secluded Hill Country retreat that perches serenely overlooking Barton Creek, which runs through the property and is crossed by a specially designed bridge. Created by the…
Houston, Texas
Overlooking the Palmer golf course’s 7th green and 8th tee supplies all the drama necessary to evoke a spirit of elegance, but the estate in Spring, Texas, doesn’t stop there. Guests are ushered into a marble staircase hall that unveils…
Dallas, Texas
In Preston Hollow the drama begins at the entrance. Amid an acre oasis of American elms, red oaks, and a spring-fed pond, a gabion wall opens to reveal an interior courtyard with a pool and fountain. To the south, facing…
Austin, Texas
The poolside house in Austin—Texas home to movie stars, legendary musicians, and world-class athletes—enjoys serene views of the beloved hill country. Styled all on one level, it flows from the elegant main areas, chef’s kitchen, and wine room to the…
Houston, Texas
On a peaceful, tree-lined street near Houston in Spring, Texas, two and a half wooded acres beside a verdant golf course envelop a classically inspired seven-bedroom residence impeccably crafted for fashionable gatherings. The highlight is an elegant living room entered…
Dallas, Texas
Iron gates mark the entrance. Beyond, an Old World façade complete with castlelike turret greets you past a formal motorcourt. A stunning foyer with a staircase of handpainted Italian tile risers introduces the beautiful balconied and beamed living room, which…
Dallas, Texas
Already the recipient of multiple design awards, the recently minted Dallas castle in gated Glen Abbey nestles into graceful gardens orchestrated by Harold Leidner. Overlooking a lake and waterfalls past poolside terraces, the entertainment rooms and beautiful bedrooms revel in…
Fort Worth, Texas
In a rolling emerald-green pastorale between Fort Worth and Dallas, gates and a guardhouse open to a magnificent Old World villa conceived by one of America’s foremost entrepreneurs as his own private country club. Ingeniously orchestrated in the Italian style…
Houston, Texas
Amid venerable trees and graceful poolside gardens blessed with a gazebo and tennis court, the magnificent Georgian family home personifies the prestige and tradition that have long distinguished Houston’s River Oaks. Guests enter flowing formal rooms with high ceilings, crown…
Austin, Texas
From sunrise until sunset and deep into the starry Texas night, the soaring windows and poolside terrace drink in dramatic views of downtown Austin. The house, with four living areas, was clearly created to captivate family and friends in its…
Dallas, Texas
One of Dallas’s early leading architects, Hal Thomson, designed the majestic formal manor in the Old Highland Park tradition and imbued it with the fullest measure of Texas hospitality. In its mature beautiful poolside gardens, the historic home is known…
Roellen Ranch, Athens, Texas
Sprawling over 450 acres near Dallas, the Roellen Ranch—a Texas landmark and one of the world’s great equestrian properties—boasts a 32,600-square-foot show barn and indoor arena patterned after Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth. The antebellum-style mansion highlights a soaring…
Rafter L Ranch, Sulphur Springs, Texas
Rafter L Ranch, a grand Texas cattle ranch an hour from Dallas, is crowned by a formal manor fashioned for important gatherings. A double staircase introduces the 18,000 square feet. Dominating the main floor is a 36-foot-high great room overlooking…
Austin, Texas
Enveloped in serene privacy, the multiacre waterfront estate near downtown Austin—city home to movie stars, legendary musicians, and world-class athletes—awakens to top-of-the-world views of diamondlike Lake Austin and the famed Hill Country. The architectural gem, crafted as a grand entertainment…
Houston, Texas
The stately brick Colonial nestled in poolside gardens high atop one of the exclusive drives in River Oaks beautifully expresses the traditional elegance of Houston’s most legendary estate setting. A floating staircase greets you in the entrance hall. Beyond, formal…