A new listing in the Casa View Oaks neighborhood of Dallas is giving prospective homebuyers a chance to settle into a treasured Cliff May design.
Cliff May was a pioneering designer, best known for popularizing the California ranch-style home. He blended modernist principles with traditional Western aesthetics, emphasizing open floor plans, indoor-outdoor living, and low, horizontal lines. His designs became iconic in mid-20th century suburban America.
Located at 2628 Andrea Ln., the listing is marked at $395,000 for 1,466 square feet.
Casa View Oaks is a charming neighborhood in East Dallas known for its mid-century ranch-style homes, many of which were built in the 1950s and 1960s. Characterized by tree-lined streets, it is close to White Rock Lake and has seen revitalization recently, attracting both long-time residents and new homeowners looking for more modestly priced housing in Dallas.
Here’s some of what Candy’sDirt published on the listing:
Even though he was never officially an architect, the late designer Cliff May made his mark on the world of architecture in Texas.
May’s list of houses includes a few in East Dallas. One of them, located at 2628 Andrea Lane, is on the market now, ready for its next owner. It’s found in the heavily treed Casa View Oaks neighborhood, east of White Rock Lake. But first, let’s understand what makes a Cliff May-designed home so special.
“It’s really all about what he did as an architect,” said listing Realtor Adam Case with Compass. “This specific house is for a person who knows what it is and understands that stylistically it’s one of his homes.”
May, a San Diego native, born in 1908, became known as the father of the modern California ranch house. Even without an architecture degree, his second house was featured in 1934 in none other than Architectural Digest. The noted designer, met with early success, went on to design about 50 houses in the 1930s in his hometown. Then he moved to Los Angeles where he achieved international attention for his designs published in Sunset Magazine.