Ira P. DeLoache | |
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Born | Ira Pleasant DeLoache September 21, 1879
North Carolina, U.S. |
Died | October 31, 1965
Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
Occupation | Real estate developer |
Spouse | Nelle Slaughter |
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Ira Pleasant DeLoache (1879-1965) was an American real estate developer. He was the founder of Whiteface, Texas. He was the main developer Preston Hollow, an upper-middle-class neighborhood in Dallas, Texas.
DeLoache was born on September 21, 1879, on a plantation in North Carolina. [1]
DeLoache moved to Dallas in 1909 and sold cigarettes there until 1915. [1] [2]
In 1922, DeLoache flew in an airplane over Dallas and decided to become a developer. [2] He turned his father-in-law's ranch near Lubbock, Texas, into the new town of Whiteface, Texas, in 1924. [1]
Two years later, in 1926, he opened a real estate development firm in Dallas. [1] He began developing buildings in Downtown Dallas. [1] Shortly after, he developed buildings along Knox Street in Highland Park, Texas. [1]
De Loache became the main developer of Preston Hollow, an upper-middle-class neighborhood in Dallas. [3] [4] [5] He purchased one hundred acres to start developing the area later to become known as Preston Hollow in 1930. [2] He retired in 1960. [3] [4] [5]
DeLoache married Nelle Slaughter (May 24, 1892 – January 1, 1964), the daughter of C.C. Slaughter (February 9, 1837 – January 25, 1919), in 1913. [6] They had three children, Ira Averill DeLoache (1917-1938), Nelle Jourdan DeLoache (1919-1975) and James Ira DeLoache (1923-2007). They resided on Preston Road in Preston Hollow, Dallas, Texas. [1]
He died on October 31, 1965, in a retirement facility in Dallas, Texas. [3] [4] [5] He was eighty-six years old. [3] [4] [5]