Park Cities Historic & Preservation Society’s March Meeting a Real Treat!
PCHPS met at the old Parkland Hospital for the meeting featuring Emily Lasko, Renovation Project Designer, and Dr. Robert McClelland, a Highland Park resident, who was on the medical team which treated President Kennedy in November 1963
The Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society’s March meeting was held at the renovated old Parkland Hospital campus.
Built in 1913, the Georgian-style buildings housed Texas' first brick hospital. This meeting gave the Society the opportunity to highlight and commend Crow Holdings and Harlan Crow, in particular, for the vision to restore a significant building within our community and rehabilitate it so that it can be used for modern office needs.
Additionally, Mr. Crow is expanding the campus to include two new buildings built in the style of the old Parkland Hospital and Nurses Quarters, which he has remodeled.
This was a unique opportunity to see the restored Parkland facility because since it is a business environment, it is generally open only to tenants of the old Parkland Campus.
PCHPS members had the opportunity to tour the first floor of the historic old Parkland Hospital and see the exhibit of historic materials before attending the meeting in the Pecan Room of the Nurses Quarters.
Emily Lasko, the designer on the restoration/remodeling team, was on hand to discuss the work that went into bringing the buildings back to life. Historic images of the restoration process were available.
The speaker for the evening was Dr. Robert McClelland, a Highland Park resident, who was on the medical team which treated President Kennedy in November 1963.
Although President Kennedy was treated in the new Parkland facility and not the space where the meeting will be held, the Crow family was involved on that sad day in 1963, as they were the owners of the Trade Mart where President Kennedy was headed to speak at a luncheon.
• About PCHPS: The roots of Park Cities Historic & Preservation Society (PCHPS) reach back to 1982 with the creation of Park Cities Historical Society to preserve, protect and promote the historic, cultural and aesthetic attributes and traditions of the Park Cities.
Another organization, Preservation Park Cities was founded in 2000 to preserve the character and legacy of our community, encompassing the preservation of our trees, parks, and pedestrian-friendly streets.
In 2006 the Historical Society and Preservation Park Cities recognized that they were working for similar purposes and merged.
Together the organizations have recognized over 165 homes and building sites, through rigorous evaluation, with bronze plaques posted on each site. The current community-led Society is an active organization that continues to protect and promote the historic, architectural, cultural and aesthetic legacy of the Park Cities.
Contact Information: PCHPS: 25 Highland Park Village, Suite 100 Box 286, Dallas, TX 75205. Phone: 214-528-0021 | info@pchps.org | www.pchps.org.
PCHPS met at the old Parkland Hospital for the meeting featuring Emily Lasko, Renovation Project Designer, and Dr. Robert McClelland, a Highland Park resident, who was on the medical team which treated President Kennedy in November 1963
The Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society’s March meeting was held at the renovated old Parkland Hospital campus.
Built in 1913, the Georgian-style buildings housed Texas' first brick hospital. This meeting gave the Society the opportunity to highlight and commend Crow Holdings and Harlan Crow, in particular, for the vision to restore a significant building within our community and rehabilitate it so that it can be used for modern office needs.
Additionally, Mr. Crow is expanding the campus to include two new buildings built in the style of the old Parkland Hospital and Nurses Quarters, which he has remodeled.
This was a unique opportunity to see the restored Parkland facility because since it is a business environment, it is generally open only to tenants of the old Parkland Campus.
PCHPS members had the opportunity to tour the first floor of the historic old Parkland Hospital and see the exhibit of historic materials before attending the meeting in the Pecan Room of the Nurses Quarters.
Emily Lasko, the designer on the restoration/remodeling team, was on hand to discuss the work that went into bringing the buildings back to life. Historic images of the restoration process were available.
The speaker for the evening was Dr. Robert McClelland, a Highland Park resident, who was on the medical team which treated President Kennedy in November 1963.
Although President Kennedy was treated in the new Parkland facility and not the space where the meeting will be held, the Crow family was involved on that sad day in 1963, as they were the owners of the Trade Mart where President Kennedy was headed to speak at a luncheon.
• About PCHPS: The roots of Park Cities Historic & Preservation Society (PCHPS) reach back to 1982 with the creation of Park Cities Historical Society to preserve, protect and promote the historic, cultural and aesthetic attributes and traditions of the Park Cities.
Another organization, Preservation Park Cities was founded in 2000 to preserve the character and legacy of our community, encompassing the preservation of our trees, parks, and pedestrian-friendly streets.
In 2006 the Historical Society and Preservation Park Cities recognized that they were working for similar purposes and merged.
Together the organizations have recognized over 165 homes and building sites, through rigorous evaluation, with bronze plaques posted on each site. The current community-led Society is an active organization that continues to protect and promote the historic, architectural, cultural and aesthetic legacy of the Park Cities.
Contact Information: PCHPS: 25 Highland Park Village, Suite 100 Box 286, Dallas, TX 75205. Phone: 214-528-0021 | info@pchps.org | www.pchps.org.
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