This one-story, brick commercial building is divided into four bays. The distinctive parapet has cast- stone coping and a central stepped gable upon which “D.R. Weaver —1926” is incised. A continuous canopy with attractive carved brackets and a green tile hipped roof runs the length of the facade. David R. Weaver, a contractor, was the … Read more
One of the earliest school buildings in the Meadowbrook area, the Tandy School dates from 1923. George E. Tandy platted and developed much of the Meadowbrook area, and he sold this site to the school district in 1921. Butcher and Sweeney were the contractors for the $41,224 project. The school was constructed by the Polytechnic … Read more
WBAP Fort Worth’s first licensed radio station, was founded by Harold Hough and Amon G. Carter, Sr. in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram building, which also housed the newspaper owned by Mr. Carter. The station began service in 1922 with 10 watts of power, which increased to 50,000 watts by 1932. The station moved to the … Read more
This large Classical Revival house has an unusual interlocking hip roof with wide flaring eves forming a full recessed porch along the front and east elevations. Six Ionic columns on brick bases support the porch overhang. Given its form and detailing, this house dates from about 1905. In 1913, Angus M. and Esther Hayes purchased … Read more
Built in 1896, this house was moved from Clarksville, Red River County in East Texas to this location in 1976. Reconstruction of the residence began in 1978, A house built by the Tregre family on this site has been demolished. The first floor of the Clarksville house was moved in three sections. The second floor … Read more
This two-story house clad in channel rustic siding has a hipped roof and a one-story hipped porch supported by square posts. The house has a handsome carved front door. According to tax records, the house was built in 1918; it does not appear in other public records until 1940.
Lewis Henry Tandy bought this lot from his father George E. Tandy in 1911. George Tandy platted and developed much of the Meadowbrook area, and he had considerable real estate holdings in the Fort Worth area. According to city directory records and information from the Tandy family, the house was built about 1912. Lewis Tandy … Read more
A one-story house that is a variant of a traditional folk house type, this structure has a gabled main block intersected by a gabled bay. A front pediment projects from the shed-roofed porch that wraps around to the side elevation. According to city directory records, the house was probably built about 1910. Daniel R. and … Read more
One of the earliest houses in the Meadowbrook area, this two-story house is clad in narrow drop siding with a hipped porch supported by Tuscan colmnns. A large hipped dormer penetrates the low hipped roof. According to tax records, this house was built m 1910. William J. Harter, a yardmaster for the Texas and Pacific … Read more
This one-story commercial structure is faced in textured buff brick and with a shed-roofed parapet clad in glazed green tile. Ornamental cast stone finials sit atop the end piers. Six storefronts open on to the street. The first tenant listed in the 1928 city directory was Meadowbrook Pharmacy operated by A.N. Melton. The following year … Read more
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