DeGolyer House

A native of Greensboro, Kansas, Everette Lee DeGolyer (1886-1956) participated in major oil exploration successes in Mexico while still a student at the University of Oklahoma. Returning to complete his degree, he married Nell Virginia Goodrich (1886-1972) of Norman, Oklahoma. DeGolyer became a world renowned petroleum geologist and rare book collector. In 1936 Everette and Nell DeGolyer and their four children moved to Dallas. They hired California architects Denman Scott and Burton Schutt to design their new home overlooking White Rock Lake. Exhibiting outstanding features of the Spanish Colonial Revival style, the house was begun in 1938 and completed in 1940. Noted landscape architect Arthur Berger planned the grounds of the estate to complement its natural surroundings. An important addition to Texas' architectural history, the rambling one-story house is evocative of a Mexican hacienda and noted for its picturesque massing and fine craftsmanship. Following the DeGolyers' deaths, the DeGolyer Foundation donated the house, grounds, and library to Southern Methodist University. The library was retained by the university, and the house and grounds were purchased by the City of Dallas in 1975. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1992

DeGolyer House is a historical marker in Dallas, Dallas County, dedicated in 1991. It is one of 352 historical markers documented in Dallas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 574 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.8229, -96.7174 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2896 (historical marker), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include White Rock Pump Station, White Rock Dam, Reservoir and Park, and Warren Angus Ferris Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006679. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.