“If you are going to give me an award, I’ll take it.
Just don’t make me go to the party afterwards.” - John Cusack
Highland Meadows Neighborhood Association Preservation Award 2025
Congratulations to Michelle and Lawrence Bonanno of 8668 Langdale Circle who are the recipients of and Highland Meadows Neighborhood Association’s Preservation Award 2025.
Their home, the Lincoln Research House, was completed in 1952 and was the first home built in the Mediterranean Gardens section of our neighborhood. The home is the vision of developer J.P. Travis II and designed using the principles of bio-climatic architecture that were pioneered by Viktor and Aladar Olgyay, consulting architects of Mediterranean Gardens.
The Lincoln Research House was heralded as “a revolution of design for tropical housing and building” and “the house of tomorrow” and was written about extensively in newspapers and magazines of the day. It was designed to meet the wide variations of the Dallas climate and was said to be a 30 year advancement in building technology over conventional construction. Incorporated in the design are provisions for solar shades, weather controls, fins, canopies, overhangs, natural breeze ventilation, and double roof construction. It was equipped with forced air ventilation, forced washed air cooling, radiant panel heating, and ventilating picture windows.
Highland Meadows Neighborhood Association - Preservation Award 2024
Congratulations to Kevin McLendon and John Harrington of 10742 Lanett Circle who are the recipients of the Highland Meadows Neighborhood Association - Preservation Award 2024. Their home was built in 1955 by Kevin’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs H. R. McCandless Jr. in Mediterranean Gardens and was designed by the firm W. E. Richardson & R. E. Bennett. The renovation has been done with care and consideration for the original design and serves as an inspiration to us all. Kevin and John have preserved a house, a portion of our neighborhood, and a piece of our history… and we are grateful.
The Highland Meadows Neighborhood Association Preservation Award honors noteworthy efforts by individuals to preserve, restore or maintain the unique architectural heritage of our neighborhood.
