314-316 Main Street, Western Union Telegraph Building, 1930-31. The Western Union Telegraph Building, constructed in 1930-31, is a fine example of commercial Art Deco architecture, featuring polychrome terra cotta courses with a zigzag motif, a stepped parapet, and decorative brickwork. Even though the structure is only three stories tall, recessed window panels and piers that … Read more
1120 Penn Street [NR/RTHL/CFW], Pollock-Capps House, 1898-99; c. 1910; 1974. Built just before the Eddleman- McFarland House (CBD 132), the PollockCapps House was constructed for Dr. Joseph R. Pollock, a homeopathic physician. Its design has been attributed to architect Howard Messer, who was responsible for the Eddleman-McFarland House. In 1910 the property was sold to … Read more
153 612 Throckmorton Street [NR], First Christian Church, 1914-15. First Christian Church, the oldest church in Fort Worth, was founded in 1855 and held services in the log home of Dr. and Mrs. Carroll Peak. As it grew, the church moved through a succession of buildings until, under the direction of Rev. L.D. Anderson, who … Read more
170 E. Fourth and Jones streets, Fourth Street Methodist Episcopal Church South Vestry, 1887; 1989. Fourth Street Methodist Episcopal Church South, forerunner of today’s First United Methodist Church (CBD 22) built a new $16,500 brick building at the corner of E. Fourth and Jones in 1887. This building was used until 1908 when the church, … Read more
Paddock Viaduct was constructed in 1913-14 to improve transportation to the rapidly developing meat packing district of North Fort Worth. Designed by the St. Louis engineering firm of Brenneke and Fay and constructed by Hannan-Hickey Brothers Construction, also of St. Louis, this bridge was the first reinforced concrete arch bridge in the nation to use … Read more
908 E. Third Street [NRJESHD(NR)], House, c. 1898. Originally one of a pair of houses built from the same plan, this unusual residence was probably built by William P. Lewis, a partner in Lewis Brothers Hardware. Used as a rental property when it was first constructed, the residence has been part of an Mrican-American neighborhood … Read more
410 W. Seventh Street [NR/Sky (NR)], Electric Building and Electric Building Annex (Hollywood Theatre) / 410 W. Seventh Building, 1929-30; 1979. Erected in 1929-30 to house the Texas Electric Service Co., this building was designed by Fort Worth architect Wyatt C. Hedrick. Houston developer Jesse H. Jones, who operated locally through the Fort Worth Properties … Read more
1319 Ballinger Street [BSHD], JamesW Swayne House, c.1899-1900; c.1954; 1973-75. This house was built about 1899-1900 for James W. Swayne, an attorney and judge of the Seventeenth Judicial District Court. He lived here until 1912. A succession of prominent Fort Worth residents including Edmund M. Schenecker, John S. Pool, W.P. Bomar, Frank A. Bailey, W. … Read more
404 El Paso Street, [NR*/BSHD], George T. Reynolds House, c. 1900-01; 1922. The George L Reynolds house and its adjacent carriage house (CBD 44) are part of a grand residential neighborhood established along the bluff overlooking the Trinity River on either side of Summit Ave. during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Reynolds, a … Read more
306 Houston Street, Puckett Furniture Co./Nobby Harness Co./Juvenile Shoe Store/Solomon’s Shoe Store, c. 1903; c. 1948. This small Mission Revival building was constructed about 1903 and first housed Puckett Furniture Co. Nobby Harness Co. was here from 1917 through the mid-1920s when it moved next door (CBD 80). Juvenile Shoe Store, managed by Julius E. … Read more
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