News Items for Preservation in general
Historic TXU plant going on the market as Fort Worth’s Panther Island redevelopment starts by Scott Nishimura, Fort Worth Report October 17, 2025 Tarrant County College is putting the 113-year-old shuttered TXU North Main Power Plant in Fort Worth up for sale, capping what began 20-plus years ago as a dream for the college to … Read more
Fort Worth’s timeworn T&P Warehouse stands as symbol of frustration by Drew Shaw, Fort Worth Report September 26, 2025 Railroad legend John Lancaster stood in front of business tycoons at the Fort Worth Club, sharing his vision for the city and T&P’s part in it. He touted his recently opened eight-story warehouse. That was November … Read more
Courtesy Willis Winters Willis C. Winters, FAIA Historic Fort Worth, Inc. Announces the 2025 Cantey Lecture & Preservation Awards Fort Worth, Texas — Sept. 26, 2025— Historic Fort Worth, Inc. is proud to announce the 2025 Cantey Lecture and Preservation Awards, an evening dedicated to honoring the city’s rich architectural legacy and those who champion … Read more
A cut above: Fort Worth’s Standard Meat brings meatpacking back to the Stockyards by Bob Francis, Fort Worth Report September 21, 2025 The industry that built the Fort Worth Stockyards stampeded back in a big way on Sept. 17 as local heroes Standard Meat Co. sliced the ribbon on a new 200,000-square-foot protein processing plant … Read more
Stockyards development lassos more interest beyond Majestic, Hickman core by Bob Francis, Fort Worth Report July 27, 2025 The S.T. Percy Building has seen a lot in its 116 years. The two-story building at 1426 N. Main St. has been the home of a saloon, lunch counter, and furniture, grocery, shoe and drug stores. There … Read more
Click here for listing information. FORT WORTH, TX — The imposing 11‑story historic landmark at 110 W. Seventh St., formally known as the Bob R. Simpson Building, has re‑entered the market. Originally constructed in 1910 as the First National Bank Building to designs by renowned Texas architects Sanguinet & Staats, the steel‑frame, Beaux‑Arts‑style structure was later … Read more
A new play for Farrington Field? Fort Worth ISD hopes city scores with tax district by Matthew Sgroi and Bob Francis, Fort Worth ReportJune 5, 2025 Fort Worth ISD still plays football games at Farrington Field — though the stadium’s future has remained uncertain for years. Now, school leaders see a new path forward. With … Read more
Residents and Tarrant County leaders considered it a victory when in May a company withdrew its permit application to construct a highly opposed landfill near Lake Worth. Now, residents are moving forward with plans to protect the land from development through the formation of the Lake Worth Conservancy, a group dedicated to preserving open space in the … Read more
Fort Worth’s T&P Station has welcomed visitors to the city for nearly a century. Now, a recently completed public works project is shining light on some of the historic figures that have stepped off a train throughout the years. Among them are Elsa and Inge Kokotek, sisters who escaped Nazi Germany and traveled to Fort … Read more
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