Weir’s Furniture to Close After 70 Years
In March of 1948, J. Ray Weir opened up a small furniture store on Knox Street in what is now the Highland Park neighborhood of Dallas. Over 70 years later, Weir’s Furniture is closing for a massive renovation that will take two years. The family-run business has been hard at work partnering with local developers to reimagine the 2.5-acre property into a 12-story tower featuring a totally renovated Weir’s on the ground floor. The new site will also account for another 12,000 square feet of street-front retail space.
Weir’s has long been a staple of the community, offering a wide range of high-quality pieces with a traditional style. The showroom is filled with everything from leather armchairs to rich wood credenzas, and everything in between for Dallas residents looking to furnish their home with a traditional aesthetic. While the company also operates other locations of the store in the suburbs, the Knox Street location is the first and the flagship of the company.
The renovation plans have been closely examined and prepared, as so much of both the Weir’s building and nearby ones are deeply rooted in Dallas history. For instance, the adjoining Highland Park Pharmacy, which is a century old, is being carefully preserved through the site work and subsequent construction.
According to Dallas News, the Weir family plans to take several pieces of the original building with them when the building is demolished. "We still have the original front door, and we are going to keep that,” CEO Mark Moore told the outlet. "The floors in the old country store, the ceiling in the back and part of the clock tower—there are some special things.”
The company isn’t gone for good throughout the renovation period, though. The three smaller stores, in Southlake, Plano, and Farmers Branch, will carry on throughout the process. The employees and inventory will also be relocated to one of the three locations as well, which will keep them all employed as extensions of the Weir’s family.
For now, though, those in Dallas may want to take one last loop through Weir’s offerings during its current semi-annual sale, before the doors shut for a few years.
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