[4] The book proposes a detailed guide to architectural styles in housing across the United States.
It uses both line drawings (of structures, façades and decorations) and photos and is credited with supporting preservation efforts in several American cities.
This organization was instrumental in founding the first historic district of Dallas, Swiss Avenue, in 1973.
She was also a strong advocate for the conservation of the buildings in Fair Park, site of the Texas Centennial Exposition of 1936.
[2] She died in Dallas on April 9, 2020, at the age of 76 from complications of a 2013 stem cell transplant to treat myelofibrosis.