Home Of Heart-Transplant Pioneer Can Be Yours For $4,499,000

HOUSTON, TX — He is a luminary in world medical history, the first doctor to perform a successful heart transplant in the U.S. and the first in the world to implant an artificial heart in a human. His name was Dr. Denton Cooley, and you can own the River Oaks manor that belonged to the late physician and his deceased wife.

Cooley oversaw close to 110,000 open-heart procedures during his career, and retired in 2006. He and his wife passed away in 2016, weeks apart; he was 96, and she was 92.

They lived in the River Oaks home for 54 years. It was built in 1948, with a second story designed by prominent architect John Staub. Suffice to say, this home is full of history, and owning it is akin to keeping a legacy alive.

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• Address: 3014 Del Monte Dr, Houston, Texas
• Price: $4,499,000
• Square Feet: 6883
• Bedrooms: 5
• Bathrooms: 5 Full and 1 Half Baths
• Built: 1948
• Features: Southern colonial house in prime River Oaks location was built by C. C Rouse with later two story addition designed by John Staub. Wonderful house for entertaining with gracious formals, huge family room, paneled library and enclosed sunroom. Downstairs office/bedroom. Master up with large dressing areas. 5-7 bedrooms. Hardwoods throughout. Lovely backyard patio, pergola and fountain. House is in an estate, being sold ''as is''. One of Houston's finest stately homes.

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