When a businessman purchased a sprawling estate in the genteel neighborhood in 2022, he didn’t buy just 3.25 acres of prime residential acreage but a legacy.

The Greek Revival mansion was custom built in the 1980s for the late oil and gas tycoon Cary Maguire. A well-connected and dedicated philanthropist, Maguire was known to entertain a slew of presidents and international political dignitaries, including George H.W. and George W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Margaret Thatcher, and Vaclav Klaus, making the stately Park Lane spread one of the Big D’s most illustrious.

The buyer’s initial plan was to rejigger the floor plan, add some square footage, and modernize the infrastructure. Midway through the process, which was expected to take about two-and-a-half years, business interests unexpectedly to

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