The house was completed in 1922 for the family of Joseph Parks, a prominent Dallas businessman. Upon his death in 1957, the property was sold and converted to a YMCA, which retained much of the original house and added a sizeable addition. When the Y moved to new quarters in 1999, the house was sold and underwent a long but unsuccessful effort to convert it back to a family home.
Sold again, the new owners, Tom and Kathi Lind, retained Norman Alston Architects in a new restoration effort. Remaining historic fabric was restored and missing architectural elements were reconstructed. Research on the original conditions included conversations with Frances Parks Raines, surviving daughter of Joseph and his wife, Lucy. She was born in the year the house was completed and grew up within. The last photos in this set show a photo taken of Frances with her best friend about 1930, and a recreation of that photo with those same girls shortly after completion of the restoration.
2009
Historic Restoration Award 2010, Preservation Texas
Preservation Achievement Award 2009, Preservation Dallas