East Dallas landmark building will get new use for a longtime local business

An old local business has ended up in a Grade II listed building in East Dallas.

Casci Plaster, founded in Dallas in 1930, is moving to the two-story, 44,000 square meter building on Bryan Street and Carroll Avenue.

The brick building, built in 1928 and used as a bakery for decades, was designed by the well-known Dallas architect George Dahl.

Ms. Baird’s lived in the building until the early 1950s when the company built a larger bakery on the nearby North Central Expressway.

A fabric manufacturer moved into the property later, but it has been vacant for years.

Casci Plaster makes decorative plaster articles such as moldings, wall panels and ceiling decorations.

“Both our plaster and metal workshops have made a huge impact on the building environment in this city over the past 90 years and we look forward to a new home,” said Mark Marynick of Casci Plaster. “And old Mrs. Baird’s factory seems best.

“I really hope it becomes a beacon in the neighborhood – clean it up, bring some life into it,” he said. “I’ve always admired the building since I was a kid, so it’s a little shocking to be able to maintain it now.”

Casci Plaster previously worked in a smaller store on the South Good-Latimer Expressway south of downtown.

The company was founded by Italian immigrant plasterer manufacturer Giovanni Primo Casci, who opened his first store in the Fair Park neighborhood of Dallas.

Marynick and his business partner Porter Fuqua bought the company in 2017.

WDG Architecture designs the new home for Casci Plaster.

The old bakery building is in an area east of downtown Dallas where widespread apartment and townhouses are being built. The Carroll Avenue building is one of the largest vacant properties in the district.

Previous clients have been working on converting the historic bakery building into loft units.

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