Dilbeck in the details
2ND Annual Dilbeck Conservancy Tour
Dilbeck in the Details
Saturday, October 18, 2025
10:00am until 3:00pm
Tickets $45
Advance tickets sales have closed. Please check in at 4201 Shenandoah between 10:00 am - 2:30 pm to purchase a ticket .
The Dilbeck Conservancy is delighted to host its 2nd Annual Tour “Dilbeck in the Details” in the University Park neighborhood of Dallas. This year’s tour highlights the charming and unique motifs that make Charles Stevens Dilbeck one of Texas’s most beloved and significant architects.
Tourgoers will have the opportunity to explore four Dilbeck cottages, filled with whimsical architectural details, as well as the gardens of the famed "Four Sisters" homes featured in our inaugural tour.
Guest speaker and Dilbeck expert Willis Winters will discuss his upcoming book on the life and work of Charles Dilbeck with Nancy Perot of Interabang Books at 11:00 am and again at 1:00 pm.
Other features will include live music, live painting by Peter Ligon of Barry Whistler Gallery and other artists, food and other delights from Ramble Room, JD's Chippery, and more!
We're ready for an incredible day of discovery, come what may!
All registered guests are welcome to attend in either the morning or the afternoon. Please bring an umbrella or rain jacket, just in case, and we'll see you there!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Check-in Headquarters: 4201 Shenandoah
9:30 AM VIP Tour Opens
10:00 AM General Tour Opens
11:00 AM A Conversation on the upcoming release of the book The Architecture of Charles Stevens Dilbeck
Author Willis Winters in dialogue with Nancy Perot of Interabang Books.
Note that the 11AM & 1PM conversation will feature the same program.
Location: Garden at 4200 Shenandoah Street
12:00 PM Unfaded Brass Band leads a Second-line parade, Shenandoah and Stanhope Streets
1:00 PM A Conversation on the upcoming release of the book The Architecture of Charles Stevens Dilbeck
Author Willis Winters in dialogue with Nancy Perot of Interabang Books.
Note that the 11AM & 1PM conversation will feature the same program.
Location: Garden at 4200 Shenandoah Street
2:30 PM Tour Check-in Closes
3:00 PM Houses & Gardens Close
Tour Map
Event sponsors
the fireplace
Event Décor
The turret
Heavy timbers
Dovecote
Lecture
Artwork
Beverly Ann Moore
Photography
Carolyn Brown
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
If you are as passionate about Dilbeck as we are, we hope you'll consider joining us as a sponsor. Your support will enable us to celebrate and preserve Dilbeck's work and share it with others for generations to come.
