Clyde and Michal decided to name the business after the historical Kessler Park neighborhood in Oak Cliff that they call home. It’s a beautiful, hilly, wooded area unique to the mostly flat lands surrounding Dallas, Texas. Well known for a scene of communal spirit and preservation, the Kessler name represented the kind of principles the two men were looking for in their livelihood. Even their logo, the burnished wood design with their signature leaf foliage, reflects the image of the lush greenery found in Kessler Park.

The four additions that comprise the Kessler Park Historic District were named for George Kessler, a landscape architect from Kansas City, Kansas, advocated the integration of greenbelts in urban developments. The Kessler Park Historic District is a remarkably intact residential area in Oak Cliff's most architecturally significant neighborhood. The district has a high concentration of 1920's and 1930's dwellings and boasts many outstanding local examples of Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival architecture.

City directories and Sanborn maps reveal that much of the historic district was developed in the late 1920's and 1930's. Kessler Park's grand, formal mansions were home to many of Dallas ' most influential political and business figures. While the district failed to surpass the prestigious reputation of Dallas' affluent Highland Park, it still was recognized as a place of lavish and architecturally graceful residences situated within a thoughtful and coherent urban plan. Kessler Park's unique features and many amenities (such as the Stevens Park golf course) attracted many locally prominent citizens who often erected houses that symbolized their financial wealth, social status and standing in the community.

* Most of the information above was found at the Kessler Neighbors United website at www.kesslerpark.org.