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garden party

Join us on October 10 for an enchanting evening of live piano, food, cocktails, and raffle hosted in a lovely Dilbeck residence in Preston Hollow in Dallas.

Thursday, October 10, 2024

5pm to 8pm

Dallas, TX

Tarrant county historical society program - fort worth architecture of charles stevens dilbeck

The Dilbeck Conservancy invites you to hear Willis Winters, author of an upcoming book on the work of Charles Stevens Dilbeck, speak on Thursday, September 19, at a Tarrant County Historical Society’s dinner program. The program will be held at the Fort Worth Club and tickets may be purchased from the historical society link below and will benefit the historical society's mission.

Thursday, September 19, 2024

Fort Worth Club

6:00 pm

Fort Worth, TX

Tickets may be purchased from the  Tarrant County Historical Society.

Open House - 2920 simondale drive, ft. worth

Burt Ladner Realty, realtor for the sale of this home, invites the Dilbeck Conservancy to attend their Open House on Saturday, September 7, 1 pm to 3 pm.

This two-story residence was completed in 1937 for I C and Jewel (Brannon) Parker. This house, along with 4144 Shenandoah in Dallas, is among the most popular of Dilbeck’s work and the two houses are nearly identical but in reverse! Featuring a round turret with Juliette balcony, field stone and brick with half-timbering and many other Dilbeck signature elements, this home also has connections to Fort Worth history.

Saturday, September 7, 2024

1pm to 3pm

Forth Worth, TX

open house - 5040 milam street

Briggs Freeman Southeby's invites the Dilbeck Conservancy to attend their Open House on Thursday, September 5, 4:30 - 6:30 pm.

Located in the Cochran Heights neighborhood, this design was built as a speculative home by developer Sam Lobello, who constructed several Dilbeck-designed houses on Milam Street. 

Thursday, September 5, 2024

4:30pm to 6:30pm

Dallas, TX

open house | 3620 amherst

This Texas Ranch style home was built for Burt and Louise Ford Jr. in 1936. While it has been added on to over the years, including twice by well-known architects, the original residence remains intact. One of its playful Dilbeckian features is an open-air terrace built over a creek.

Join us for an Open House hosted by Allie Beth Allman & Associates, realtor for the sale of this home. Capacity is very limited, and registration is required and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

thursday, july 18, 2024

5pm to 7pm

open house | 2237 west jefferson

Epique Realty, realtor for the sale of this home, invites the Dilbeck Architecture Conservancy to attend their Open House. Parking will be available at the back of the house.

This is a “Texas Ranch” style home, completed in 1941 by builder L. O. Daniels Jr. This property displays many of Dilbeck’s best known features including the asymmetrical gable end façade with a shed roof and window surround, rough fieldstone combined with accents in brick, exposed and curved wood rafters, geometric porch railing design and other characteristics.

Sunday, june 9, 2024

11am to 2pm

FOUR SISTERS HOME TOUR

Join us for a tour of four of Dilbeck’s early Dallas houses, located at the intersection of Shenandoah Street and Douglas Avenue in University Park. These French farmhouse residences – known as The Four Sisters – are symbolic of the lasting beauty and appeal of Dilbeck’s design talents.

Saturday, May 18, 2024

11am to 4pm

OPEN HOUSE | 3819 MCFARLIN BOULEVARD

Sited on ample land and being adjacent to another incredible architect designed home from the 1930s, the David Williams, AIA, designed home on 1.15 acres, this .25 acre site provides plenty of room for the Charles Dilbeck designed 4,790 square foot home to enjoy breezes coming across nearby Turtle Creek.

Sunday, August 9, 2023

12pm to 3pm

3819 McFarlin Blvd.

Dallas, TX

Dilbeck Birthday Party

Around 60 Dilbeck afficionados gathered at El Ranchito to celebrate the architect’s birthday and to share experiences with his architecture. The Dilbeck Conservancy hosted this party, the second birthday celebration and its official annual meeting, with food and margaritas in a festive atmosphere created both by Dilbeck himself and party planner Margaret Ryder of Kane and Company. El Ranchito was chosen as the location for obvious reasons and to support the owner’s efforts to designated this property as a City of Dallas Landmark. El Ranchito was designed by Dilbeck in 1947 as the Red Bryan Smokehouse restaurant and is one of many restaurants designed by the architect but very few survive.

May 24, 2023