Ira P. DeLoache

Ira P. DeLoache
Born	Ira Pleasant DeLoache September 21, 1879 North Carolina, U.S.
Died	October 31, 1965 Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Residence	Preston Hollow, Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Real estate developer
Spouse(s)	Nelle Slaughter
Children	Ira Averill DeLoache James Ira DeLoache
Relatives	Christopher Columbus Slaughter (father-in-law) Robert Lee Slaughter (brother-in-law)

Ira P. 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.

Ira Pleasant DeLoache was born on September 21, 1879 on a plantation in North Carolina.

DeLoache moved to Dallas in 1909 and sold cigarettes there until 1915.

In 1922, DeLoache flew in an airplane over Dallas and decided to become a developer. He turned his father-in-law's ranch near Lubbock, Texas into the new town of Whiteface, Texas in 1924. Two years later, in 1926, he opened a real estate development firm in Dallas. He began developing buildings in Downtown Dallas. Shortly after, he developed buildings along Knox Street in Highland Park, Texas.

De Loache became the main developer of Preston Hollow, an upper-middle-class neighborhood in Dallas. He purchased one hundred acres to start developing the area later to become known as Preston Hollow in 1930. He retired in 1960.

DeLoache married Nelle Slaughter (May 24, 1892 – January 1, 1964), the daughter of C.C. Slaughter (February 9, 1837 – January 25, 1919), in 1913. They had two children, Ira Averill DeLoache (1917-1940) and James Ira DeLoache (1923-2007). They resided on Preston Road in Preston Hollow, Dallas, Texas.

He died on October 31, 1965 in a retirement facility in Dallas, Texas. He was eighty-six years old.

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