Flippen Homestead

To fulfill his dream for an exclusive residential neighborhood north of Dallas, Col. John S. Armstrong in 1906 purchased 1,350 acres of land in this area, including the "Lomo Alto" Horse Farm, and secured the services of Beverly Hills' landscape architect Wilbur David Cook to lay out the suburb. Upon Armstrong's death in 1908, the Flippen-Prather Realty Co. continued plans for development of the neighborhood, which was named Highland Park (an erroneous English translation of "Lomo Alto"). In 1909, this horse farm was deeded to Armstrong's daughters, Minnie May Flippen and Johnetta Prather, each of whom was the spouse of a principal in the Flippen-Prather Realty Co. A coin was flipped to determine first choice for a homesite, and the Flippens won the toss. Dallas architect C. D. Hill designed a house for them based on George Washington's Mount Vernon. Completed in 1910, the house served as an example for attracting Dallas' elite to Highland Park. Although radically altered externally over the years, the basic Flippen homestead retains significance for its association with the founders of Highland Park and as a reflection of Dallas' early 20th-century growth. 1990

Flippen Homestead is a historical marker in Dallas, Dallas County, dedicated in 1990. 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 32.8295, -96.8040 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Preston Road (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Stephen J. Hay School, Highland Park Methodist Church, and Highland Park Methodist Church Building.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006711. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.