E. Gordon Perry’s Dream Neighborhood

E. Gordon Perry, the founder and developer of the Perry Heights neighborhood, had an ideal neighborhood in mind for his family and built his dream from the ground up. Mr. Perry just moved to Dallas from El Paso after establishing the Perry Motor Company selling Model T Fords since 1915. He also began some housing …

The Preservationist

Catherine (“Cay”) and Nathaniel (“Key”) Kolb moved into the house at 4402 Rawlins in 1964 and in it raised three boys and three girls. They had met in Dallas in 1958 while Cay, who had just graduated from Drake University in Des Moines, was working as a buyer for Sanger-Harris and Key had just graduated …

Edward Gordon Perry, Sr.

Edward Gordon Perry grew up in a little town called Woodville, Tennessee, about two hours east of Memphis.  As a young man in 1908, he moved to El Paso and was the first businessman in El Paso to begin selling Fords in 1912 (the model T type) along with his brother-in-law.  Three years later he …

Edward Gordon Perry, Sr

E Gordon Perry grew up in a little town called Woodville, Tennessee, about two hours east of Memphis.  As a young man in 1908, he moved to El Paso and was the first businessman in El Paso to begin selling Fords in 1912 (the model T type) along with his brother-in-law.  Three years later he …