News Items for Preservation in general
Preservation in the News From a 1930s Market to a Midcentury Home: Fort Worth Honors Its Preservation Champions Historic preservation celebrates the people and places that shape Fort Worth’s distinctive identity. Read this Candy’s Dirt feature highlighting preservation champions and their impact on our city’s architectural heritage. Read the Story on Candy’s Dirt →
Fort Worth grants protected status to WWI airstrip remnant by Eric E. Garcia, Fort Worth Report October 28, 2026 The remnants of a World War I airstrip — marked by the silhouette of an airplane — will be preserved in a far north Fort Worth neighborhood. Fort Worth City Council members approved zoning Oct. 13 … Read more
Transform 1012 wraps up community input on conversion of former KKK site into cultural hub by Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Report October 26, 2026 Transform 1012 N. Main Street — a Fort Worth nonprofit coalition that aims to convert a former Northside Ku Klux Klan headquarters into a cultural hub — continues to move toward … Read more
Council approves restaurant at Roy Pope site despite neighborhood concerns by Eric E. Garcia, Fort Worth Report September 29, 2026 A Southern-style restaurant proposed for the Roy Pope Grocery is expected to start serving dinner soon. On Tuesday, Fort Worth City Council members approved a zoning exemption for the restaurant at 2300 Merrick St. despite … Read more
A century of service: Historic Baker Funeral Home celebrates milestone anniversary by Eric E. Garcia, Fort Worth Report September 25, 2026 Ruth “Cookie” Baker remembers her childhood home, long gone to progress, in the neighborhood where her family’s funeral business has thrived over a century. Neighbors helped each other in the close-knit Black community once … Read more
But adaptive reuse becomes much harder when the requirements attached to the new use make the existing building difficult or expensive to accommodate.
General Services Administration puts ‘For Sale’ sign on Fort Worth downtown building by Bob Francis, Fort Worth Report September 14, 2026 Fort Worth’s Fritz G. Lanham Federal Building has hit the market again. The U.S. General Services Administration on Sept. 10 announced plans to sell the 14-story, 669,264-square-foot building at 819 Taylor St., along with … Read more
Stockyards leaders not proceeding with planned $1 billion second phase of development by Bob Francis, Fort Worth Report August 5, 2026 Fort Worth Stockyards leaders decided not to move forward on a planned $1 billion second phase of development. Citing market conditions, Stockyards Heritage Development Co. announced Wednesday it will not implement the second phase … Read more
“The ACHP’s proposed changes to Section 106 will eviscerate the preservation of our shared civic and cultural heritage in the United States.” Brent Leggs, President and CEO of the National Trust for Historic Preservation read more
Fort Worth begins update to the city’s 2003 Historic Preservation Plan by The FWR Staff, Fort Worth Report August 1, 2026 Fort Worth is beginning the process of updating the city’s 2003 Preservation Plan, which will shape the city’s preservation program for 10 years. Fort Worth Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission Documenter: Nicole Hawthorne Date: … Read more