This home is in a great neighborhood. Quiet and well kept homes in this neiborhood. This home will need TLC for the right person to buy. Built in 1986 and has a pool. Buyer or buyers agent to verify all information: schools, taxes, restrictions, room sizes, etc. HOME IS SOLD AS IS
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Last Updated: Feb 6th, 2018. Source: NTREIS
The city of Grand Prairie was first established as Dechman by Alexander McRae Dechman in 1863. Prior to then, he resided in Young County near Fort Belknap. The 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules shows an A McR Dechman as having 4 slaves, ages 50, 25, 37 and 10. Dechman, learned that he could trade his oxen and wagons for land in Dallas County. In 1863, Dechman bought 239.5 acres (96.9 ha) of land on the eastern side of the Trinity River and 100 acres (40 ha) of timber land on the west side of the river for a broken-down wagon, oxen team and US$200 in Confederate money. He tried to establish a home on the property, but ran into difficulties, so he returned to his family in Birdville before joining in the Civil War. In 1867 he filed a town plat consisting of 50 acres (20 ha) with Dallas County.
After the war, he returned to Birdville for two years before selling that farm in 1867 and moving to Houston, where yellow fever broke out, causing the family to settle in Bryan. In 1876, Dechman traded half his "prairie" property to the T&P Railroad to ensure the railroad came through the town. The railroad named the depot "Dechman", prompting its namesake to relocate his home from Bryan to Dechman. His son Alexander had been living in Dechman and operating a trading post and farm. The first church in the area was the Good Hope Cumberland Sabbath School, established in 1870 by Rev. Andrew Hayter. The church was later renamed West Fork United Presbyterian Church and remains an active church.
The first U.S. post office opened in 1877 under the name "Deckman" rather than "Dechman", because the U.S. Postal Service couldn't read the writing on the form completed to open the post office. Later that same year, after the Postal Service had adopted the "Deckman" name, confusion resulted from the T&P Railroad designation "Grand Prairie". This name was based on maps drawn from around 1850 through 1858 that labeled the area between Dallas and Fort Worth "the grand prairie of Texas". In order to alleviate the confusion, the Postal Service named the post office "Grand Prairie".
The town of Grand Prairie was eventually incorporated as a city in 1909. During World War I and since, Grand Prairie has had a long history with the defense and aviation industry. While the present-day Vought plant on Jefferson Avenue is part of a small strip within the Dallas city limits, it was originally in Grand Prairie. During World War II the North American Aviation Plant B produced the Consolidated B-24 Liberator and the P-51C and K Mustang variants. After the war, Vought Aircraft took over the plant. This later became Ling Temco Vought (LTV) and then eventually returned to the Vought moniker. The plant was the production site for the F-8 Crusader and the A-7 Corsair II aircraft of the 1950–1989 time period. The LTV Missile and Space division produced missiles such as the Scout and MLRS. This division was eventually sold to Lockheed Martin, which continues to operate in Grand Prairie. Grand Prairie was also the North American headquarters for Aérospatiale Helicopter. This company eventually became Airbus Helicopters, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Airbus Helicopters.
In 1953, the mayor and city council of Grand Prairie attempted to annex nearly 70 square miles (180 km2) of then-unincorporated and largely undeveloped land in southern Dallas and Tarrant counties. Vehement debate ensued, and the legal pressure from cities like Arlington, Duncanville and Irving wound up overturning part of the annexation attempt.
Elena Dinaburg has been a local Dallas resident since 2006. She attended Plano Senior High School and graduated with honors from The Art Institute of Dallas in 2006. Her background, prior to real estate is in Advertising, working for an ad agency with clients across the country; while helping her father in her spare time (who was in construction). Over the years she became more and more interested in construction and real estate, while becoming more involved in his projects. Managing a construction site, helping with design of a custom home, putting advertising campaigns together to sell the properties, to even managing rentals. In early 2012 she decided to become a real estate agent, and in 2015 she completed the most comprehensive course to get a home staging certification. Her extensive background in the construction and design process provides her buyers and sellers with a unique perspective in the home buying/selling process.
Whether you’re interested in buying or selling a home, there is no bigger decision than choosing the person who will represent you during the transaction. A qualified, competent agent makes all the difference by helping you navigate the many decisions that arise when buying or selling a home. You need someone who has the experience, expertise, and drive to help you find the right fit for you. Elena Dinaburg of Texas Urban Living Realty is here for you! She’s dedicated to delivering outstanding service, and results you can count on. If you’re in the market for buying or selling, contact Elena with all your real estate needs. You will always receive the professionalism and experience you deserve!
Elena Dinaburg currently lives in the m-streets area with her husband and two girls (13 and 11 years old).
