Fort Worth’s new historic preservation officer brings 29 years of experience in architecture, architectural conservation, historic preservation and preservation planning in both private practice and various levels of government. Learn more about Murray G. Miller: Can you share some of your philosophies about historic preservation? My philosophies about historic preservation are rooted in the very … Read more
College Avenue Lofts, 1329 College Avenue Project Participants: Kris & Rhonda Fagala, College Avenue Lofts, Studio 97w History and Building Significance: The College Avenue Baptist Church Annex was designed by Clyde H. Woodruff and erected in 1925. This 3 story brick building is a contributing structure to the Historic Fairmount Neighborhood and is located one block … Read more
One of Fort Worth’s most iconic gardens has been rehabilitated, and the work has been honored by Historic Fort Worth Inc. for its sympathetic execution. Bennett Benner Partners earned the 2016 Preservation Project Award for its restoration of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden cascade fountain and upper rose garden shelter. The award recognized phase two … Read more
BY MITCH MITCHELL mitchmitchell@star-telegram.com FORT WORTH Members of a historic African-American church in downtown Fort Worth have successfully stopped the sale of their building. The three church leaders who were pushing the sale have agreed that they have no authority to sell Mount Gilead Baptist Church and have backed away from the deal they struck … Read more
Posted: Saturday, September 10, 2016 3:00 pm Courtney Dabney cdabney@bizpress.net | 0 comments The first restaurant in Fort Worth’s new River District, Salsa Limón, will be moving soon from its University Drive address to its new home at 5012 White Settlement Road as the 276-acre community of homes, townhomes and apartments takes shape in a bend … Read more
BY SANDRA BAKER sabaker@star-telegram.com FORT WORTH It’s getting closer to the day that Fort Worth will see the last of World War II-era public housing buildings. Fort Worth Housing Solutions, the housing authority of the city of Fort Worth, plans to start construction in the first quarter on the initial phase of new apartments at … Read more