Six-time major champion Lee Trevino, born on December 1, 1939, had a special place in his heart for his Dallas home.

The property at 4906 Park Ln. in Preston Hollow was also built in 1939 and had a total area of 10,000 square feet. Trevino and his wife, Claudia, purchased the property in 1996, took three years to renovate it, and moved into the home in 1999.

In a 2009 interview with Golf Digest’s Jaime Diaz, Trevino said:

"I was meant to be in this house. This house was built in 1939, the same year I was born. And we'd come down here, see this house, and we thought it was a castle. Never seen anything this big.”

The compound consisted of a main house with four bedrooms, a game room, a sunroom, a music room, and a study, as well as a guest suite with a separate entrance. 

The property also had copper sinks and bathroom fixtures, including shower heads, faucets, towel racks, and toilet paper holders.

Meanwhile, the kitchen functioned as a dining space, with high ceilings, exposed beams, and installed appliances. The house spanned almost five acres and included a creek with a stone bridge, a swimming pool, a tennis court, putting greens, and a cabana equipped with a kitchen and a fireplace

Lee Trevino and his wife listed their Dallas mansion, built in 1939, in October 2014 for $13 million.

 It was later taken off the market and relisted before being purchased in May 2019 by John Clayton Sands and Lacy Holaday Sands for an amount recorded in DCAD valuation records at $6,988,750.

What happened to the property after the sale

The Trevinos sold the estate because their children were grown. They intended to travel more and planned to move to a smaller property.

However, the new owners didn't want to renovate the 1939-built home for a second time. Instead, they decided to demolish it and start over.

Candy Evans, founder of Candy’s Dirt, stated that there was limited buyer interest in the property, and its demolition allowed for the possibility of salvaging its fittings.

Most of the materials were suited for builders, contractors, or homeowners involved in renovation projects, as only a small number of buyers were able to remove larger components such as copper chimney caps.

Written by

Aditi Singh

Edited by

Sagnik Bagchi