A condo in Turtle Creek designed to showcase the art collection of an oil heiress is listed for $5 million.<\/p>\n
The residence has an art deco style driven by the art collection of its former owner Patsy Lacy Griffith.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPatsy didn\u2019t design a home and then fill it with art\u00a0\u2014 she designed around the art from the beginning,\u201d said Faisal Halum, the home\u2019s listing agent, in an email.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The home at 2801 Turtle Creek Blvd., Unit 8W, is within the Mansion Residences, a condo complex near Turtle Creek Parkway Park. The home was designed with historical fixtures and a focus on highlighting art. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Every architectural decision\u00a0\u2014 volume, lighting and proportion\u00a0\u2014 was made in service of the collection, Halum said. The art deco home was designed by architect Darius Toraby.<\/p>\n
The home includes two bedrooms, two full bathrooms and three half bathrooms, according to Zillow. The home was first listed for $5 million on Jan. 12.<\/p>\n
The Dallas Central Appraisal District placed the home\u2019s value at about $4.5 million for tax purposes.<\/p>\n
The condo includes about 5,300 square feet and was built in 1992. The home also has a library, multiple foyers and private terraces.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mansion Residences<\/a> has a community pool, fitness center and other million dollar residences.<\/p>\n Patsy Lacy Griffith owned the Turtle Creek condo until her death in 2001. The home has been owned by Patricia\u00a0Chambers since 2003, according to the appraisal district.<\/p>\n Patsy Lacy Griffith was born in Longview in 1922 and was the daughter of the east Texas oilman Rogers Lacy and Lawson Keener Lacy. She graduated from Southern Methodist University with a degree in journalism. She operated ranches with her husband John William Griffith.\u00a0<\/p>\n When she died at the age of 78 she left her collection to the Dallas Museum of Art, according to the industry publication Antiques and The Arts Weekly<\/a>.<\/p>\n