This 2-1/2 ton cast-iron clock has graced Fort Worth’s downtown sidewalks since 1914. The clock has stood in front of Haltom’s jewelry stores at two previous locations, 614 Main St. (1914-1973) and 701 Houston (1973-1988). Manufactured by E. Howard & Co. of Boston, it is a memento from an earlier era when sidewalk clocks were … Read more
2213 E. First Street, Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, 1924. This remarkable building was the largest African-American fraternal hall in the United States when it was built in 1924 from plans by African-American architect H.L. Spicer. The structure was, in plan, a Greek cross with the main meeting hall at the crossing. … Read more
701 E. Fifth Street, St. Louis Southwestern Railway of Texas (Cotton Belt Route) Freight Depot/Printing Center, 1914.15; 1981-82. Located just north of the old Cotton Belt Route tracks and east of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe tracks, this freight depot was constructed in 1914-15 as part of a major freight terminal expansion project undertaken … Read more
1416 E. Eighteenth Street [EEHD], Gorman-McDonald House, c. 1902. This turn-of-the-century folk house appears to be an amalgam of a rectangular gabled house and a square hip-roofed house. It is distinguished by a dignified gallery-like front porch which runs along its front. The property was purchased by saloon owner David Gorman from real estate developer Judge … Read more
114 N. Commerce Street [NR*], Commercial Building, c. 1898-1904; c. 1970s. This early commercial building, somewhat isolated on the corner of Commerce and Weatherford streets, across the street from the Tarrant County Courthouse, was probably built between 1898 and 1904. Sanborn Fire Insurance maps for 1898 show a vacant lot at this location, but the … Read more
101-107 Houston Street, Commercial Building/ Daiches Jewelry Company, 1910; 1955. George L. Gause, a funeral home operator, purchased this property in 1910 and constructed this three-story brick commercial building that same year. The building is listed on both Houston and Weatherford streets in early city directories, making it difficult to identify building tenants precisely. Gamble … Read more
810 Houston Street [NR/Sky (NR)], W.T. Waggoner Building, 1919-20; 1984-85. One of the great commercial monuments of Fort Worth, this twenty-story skyscraper was constructed in 1919-20 at a costof$1.5 million by Fort Worth oil baron and cattle king W.T. Waggoner. When completed it was the tallest building in Fort Worth and one of the tallest … Read more
301 Main Street, Inman Hotel/Scott Hotel/Plaza Hotel/Winfield’s ’08, 1908; 1981. Built in 1908 by rancher and businessman Winfield Scott and leased to Mrs. Emma Inman, the property was first known as the Inman Hotel. By 1911 it was called the Scott Hotel, and in 1923 it was renamed the Plaza Hotel, which it remained until … Read more
1515 Peach Street, Adam J. Jackson House, c. 1895. This L-plan cottage with Queen Anne detailing was built by Adam J. Jackson, night yardmaster with the Rock Island Railway, about 1895. Jackson’s widow lived here through the 1920s, and the family owned the property until 1947. At the time of the 1981 Central Business District … Read more
149 1605 Sunset Terrace [NR*], Harding-Reynolds House, 1908; 1940. Cattleman William D. Reynolds had this house built in 1908 as a wedding gift for his daughter Merle and her husband R. Ellison Harding. During the time he lived in the house, Harding was an assistant cashier and later vice-president of Fort Worth National Bank. He … Read more
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