DeGolyer House
The DeGolyers lived at Rancho Encinal near Dallas. The 1940 estate, located on the shores of White Rock Lake, would later become the permanent location of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. Everette Lee DeGolyer (October 9, 1886 – December 14, 1956), was a prominent oilman, geophysicist and philanthropist in Dallas. He was known as "the founder of applied geophysics in the petroleum industry", and as "the father of American geophysics".
The 21,000-square-foot home of Mr. and Mrs. Everette DeGolyer serves as the centerpiece to DeGolyer garden in the Dallas Arboretum. Landscape architects Arthur and Marie Berger designed the 4.5-acre DeGolyer Gardens in 1940. The DeGolyer House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as well as the Texas Register of Historic Places, and is open daily for tours.
DeGolyer House
The DeGolyers lived at Rancho Encinal near Dallas. The 1940 estate, located on the shores of White Rock Lake, would later become the permanent location of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. Everette Lee DeGolyer (October 9, 1886 – December 14, 1956), was a prominent oilman, geophysicist and philanthropist in Dallas. He was known as "the founder of applied geophysics in the petroleum industry", and as "the father of American geophysics".
The 21,000-square-foot home of Mr. and Mrs. Everette DeGolyer serves as the centerpiece to DeGolyer garden in the Dallas Arboretum. Landscape architects Arthur and Marie Berger designed the 4.5-acre DeGolyer Gardens in 1940. The DeGolyer House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as well as the Texas Register of Historic Places, and is open daily for tours.