Park Cities in Dallas in Dallas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Caruth House
Photographed by Kayla Harper, August 3, 2020
1. Caruth House Marker
Brothers and merchants William B. and Walter Caruth purchased land here in 1852. In 1872, William and his wife Mattie (Worthington) built this house, which stayed in the family until 2000. Mattie designed a Victorian-style home after the grand plantation homes of her Mississippi childhood. A 1938 renovation created a Neoclassical design, with removal of a wraparound porch, addition of a sleeping porch and sunroom, and relocation of the kitchen/dining wing. The two-story side-gabled home features a full-facade porch with fluted ionic columns and significant original features, such as frame siding, deep-bracketed gable eaves and window crowns.
Recorded Texas historic landmark - 1962.
Marker is property of the State of Texas
Erected 1962 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 6638.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture.
Location. 32° 51.654′ N, 96° 46.465′ W. Marker is in Dallas, Texas, in Dallas County. It is in Park Cities. It can be reached from Cornerstone Parkway. The marker is behind locked gates.
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Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dr. Marcellus Clayton Cooper (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mickey Charles Mantle (approx. 0.6 miles away); John Goodwin Tower (approx. 0.6 miles away); Caruth Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Daniel Family Cemetery (approx. one mile away); Zion Lutheran Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dallas Hall Southern Methodist University (approx. 1.2 miles away); Martin Luther King Jr. at SMU (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dallas.
Photographed by Kayla Harper, August 3, 2020
2. Caruth House Marker
Photographed by Kayla Harper, August 3, 2020
3. Caruth House
Photographed by Kayla Harper, August 3, 2020
4. Caruth House
Photographed by Kayla Harper, August 3, 2020
5. Caruth House
Photographed by Kayla Harper, August 3, 2020
6. Additional Caruth House sign
In 2000, Communities Foundation of Texas purchased the Caruth Homeplace and began creating plans to restore the historic property. From the earliest days of Dallas, the Caruth Homeplace - also historically called Caruth Hill - had been the family home and farm headquarters of one of Dallas' most prominent families. As farmers, ranchers, business leaders, developers, builders, and community leaders, the Caruth Family reflected and made Dallas history. Most significantly, the family gave back through their remarkable philanthropic commitments and endowments, the latter managed today by Communities Foundation of Texas. William Barr Caruth and his wife Mattie Worthington Caruth built the original Victorian home, called the Main House, in the 1870's. In 1938, their only child, William Walter Caruth (Will, Sr.) and his wife Earle Clark Caruth completely renovated the home to create a stately Neoclassical exterior with two-story Ionic columns. Completed in 2010, the Caruth Homeplace Project fully restored the home and its immediate grounds to honor the Caruth Family and celebrate Dallas history, while serving the CFT mission to empower philanthropy and meet community needs.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. This page has been viewed 6,801 times since then and 651 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 7, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
