Central Business District Archives - Page 10 of 18

Central Fire Station No.2 and Fire AlarSignal Stationm – Cherry

151 1000 Cherry Street (formerly listed as 705 Texas Street) [NR], Central Fire Station No.2 and Fire Alarm Signal Station, 1930; 1985. This fire station was built in 1930 to replace the old 1899 Central Fire Station once located where the Public Safety and Courts Building (CBD 159) now stands. Herman Paul Koeppe, chief designer … Read more

George Jackson House – Weatherford

168 1209 E. Weatherford Street [NR], George Jackson House, c. 1876 or c. 1885. This fascinating house appears to have been added to continually over the years, and the oldest sections may date from the late 1870s or mid1880s. The house was built for George Jackson, a Confederate veteran who later worked as a druggist. … Read more

Retaining Wall – Lancaster Ave at Summit

A rare example of wartime construction in Fort Worth’s central business district, these retaining walls flank a cut through the bluff overlooking the Trinity River. The cut links the Trinity River Bridge on W. Lancaster, completed in 1939, with the portion of Lancaster lying east of Summit Ave. A tunnel under Penn St. and Summit … Read more

Knights of Pythias Hall – 900 E. Second Street

900 E. Second Street [NR/ESHD(NR)/CFO(NR)], Knights ofPythias Hall, 1925. Erected in 1925 by the Key West Lodge of the Knights of Pythias, this African American fraternal hall had commercial lease space on the first floor and an auditorium upstairs. The hall closed about 1947, and the building was then occupied by other businesses including the Atlanta … Read more

First Methodist Episcopal Church South/ First Methodist Church/ First United Methodist Church – 800 W. Fifth Street

800 W Fifth Street [NR], First Methodist Episcopal Church South/First Methodist Church/First United Methodist Church, 1929-30. Ground was broken for the construction of First Methodist Church on October 29, 1929. Designed by Wiley G. Clarkson, the church is a fine example of the Gothic Revival, a perennially popular style for ecclesiastical work in America. Harry … Read more

Leon Gross House – 1301 Ballinger Street

1301 Ballinger Street [NR*/BSHD], Leon Gross House, 1915; 1988-89. This Prairie School residence, constructed in 1915 for Edith and Leon Gross, is one of a handful of residences remaining in what was once an impressive turn-of-the-century neighborhood. Gross was president of Washer Brothers, a prominent clothing company in downtown Fort Worth. He moved to Fort … Read more

House – 408 Diamond Street

408 Diamond Street, House, c. 1898-1902; c. 1919. This house was probably constructed between 1898 and 1902 for the Waples Platter Grocery Co. H.S. Dumas purchased the property in 1902 and rented the house to Walter V Harris. Harris, a concrete foreman, and his family leased the property from Dumas until 1940 when it was … Read more

Jacob Luskey Dry Goods – 113 Houston Street

113 Houston Street, Commercial Building/Jacob Luskey Dry Goods, c. 1890s. Like its neighbor to the north (CBD 78), this building’s early history is unclear. Although it was probably constructed during the 1890s, the first firm listed in city directories at this location is the National Coffee Co., which operated from this building between about 1903 … Read more

Shelton Building – Houston

901 Houston Street, Shelton Building, 1900; 1910; 1937. Originally constructed in 1900 as a two-story brick structure, the building was originally leased to a firm called the Daylight Store. In 1910 John M. Shelton purchased the building and enlarged it by the addition of a third floor. That same year the property was leased to … Read more

The Smoke House – 310-312 Main Street

310-312 Main Street, The Smoke House, c. 1906. Like its neighbor to the north (CBD 112), this building was constructed about 1906 on a portion of the site of the White Elephant Saloon, and leased to The Smoke Shop, a cigar shop and billiard parlor. Attorneys McCart, Bowlin & McCart had offices on the second … Read more

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