210 Harding Street [RTHL/NR/ESHD(NR)], Greater Saint James Baptist Church, 1913-18. Founded in 1895 by members of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church (CBD 68), Greater St. James Baptist Church is one of several churches in this historic African-American neighborhood east of downtown Fort Worth. The congregation met in a Y.W.CA. when it was first organized, but by … Read more
501 Houston Street, F.W. Woolworth Co., 1926; 1954. Adjoining the newly completed Sanger Brothers store (CBD 88) on the east side of Houston St., the EW Woolworth Co. building was constructed on land purchased by J.J. Jarvis in 1872 and leased by Woolworth in 1925 from the Jarvis family. Architect Wiley G. Clarkson, who also … Read more
300 Lake Street, James A. Conner House, c. 1903. Constructed about 1903 for James A. Conner of the Beaver Gin Filer Co., this house gained distinction from the classical simplicity of its massing and detailing. The generous porch, which curved around the front and side of the house, had fluted Doric columns. Noted Fort Worth … Read more
900 Monroe Street, Miller’s Mutual Fire Insurance Building, 1920; 1946. A subdued design from 1920 by architects Van Slyke and Woodruff, this building is a functional block with perfunctory classical detailing. It presents an interesting contrast to Van Slyke and Woodruff’s other more ornate downtown building, First Christian Church (CBD 153). Originally constructed as a … Read more
144 1106 Samuels Avenue [SAHD(NR)], Peter C. Grunewald House, 1909. This one-story Colonial Revival bungalow was constructed in 1909 by Peter C. Grunewald, owner of the Pavilion, a recreational facility, meeting hall, and saloon located on the east side of Samuels Avenue north of Pavilion Street. Grunewald had purchased the facility in 1892, but closed … Read more
163 100 E. Weatherford Street [NR/RTHL/SAL/Gov(NR)], Tarrant County Courthouse, c. 1893-95; c. early 1940s; 1945-47; 1983. Tarrant County has had three permanent courthouses since it was established in December 1849. Construction on the first building, on the site of the present courthouse, was begun after an 1860 special election designated Fort Worth as the county … Read more
601 Main Street [NR/CFW/Sky(NR)], Blackstone Hotel, 1929; 1952-53. One of Fort Worth’s great hotels from the boom years of the 1920s, the Blackstone Hotel’s stepped and spired silhouette has been a prominent part of the city’s skyline since 1929. Designed by the nationally known firm of Mauran, Russell, and Crowell in association with Fort Worth … Read more
100 E. Fifteenth Street (formerly listed as 1621 Main Street), Monnig Dry Goods Company, Wholesale/Water Gardens Place, 1925; 1983. Monnig Dry Goods Co. was founded by brothers William and George Monnig in 1898 with a retail store located on Main St. between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. The wholesale operation was added in 1901, and in … Read more
1501 E. Fourth Street [GEHD(NR)], Ralston Purina Co. and Fort Worth Elevators Co., 1911; 1918; 1923; 1929; 1931. Although the Ralston Purina Co. feed mill, initially constructed in 1918 and enlarged in 1929 is the best known part of this plant, it actually consists of two facilities that were merged when Ralston Purina bought the … Read more
209 W Eighth Street [RTHL/NR], The Atelier Building, c. 1905; 1980-81. The Atelier Building was built about 1905. Hunter-Phelan Savings Bank and Trust Co., a private bank, occupied the ground floor and architects Steward Weymss-Smith and Lucius G. Schenk (Smith and Schenk) had their offices on the second floor. Smith and Schenk reportedly gave the … Read more
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