This two-story brick house has a boxy massing with a red-tiled hipped roof. An off-set chimney flanked by pairs of arched and rectangular windows is balanced by a projecting porch with roof balcony. Built in 1928 for James W. McCamey, an oil operator, it was purchased in the mid-1930s by Robert E. Cowan, manager of … Read more
This substantial two-story residence was designed by Fort Worth architect Joseph R. Pelich and constructed by H. A. Mangham in 1930 for oilman R. A. Bristol. The house is picturesquely massed of interlocking hipped and gabled forms, with multicolored brick walls and slate roof. Partial half-timbering on the second story, a Tudor-arched entry and a … Read more
This commercial development was designed as a row of Tudor Revival cottages stepping up a sloping site. It was built c. 1927 as an income property for Dr. W. C. Duringer. The store on the west end was added slightly later; it burned and was rebuilt in 1956. The brick walls and half-timbering of the … Read more
This small gas station is clad in lustrous white terra cotta, with green glazed tile hipped roof. Pilasters are grouped at the corners and frame the entry, which is crowned with a rounded parapet for the original oil company logo (no longer visible). Designed by J. E. Jones, it was built by G. L. Fleming … Read more
Situated on large wooded grounds, this rambling two-story brick house makes allusions to Mediterranean villa architecture in its massing, arched openings, grillwork and red tiled roofs. It was designed by W. Theese and built by J. A. Gibbon in late 1935 and early 1936. The original owner was Edward S. Hill, member of a socially … Read more
The Park Hill Subdivision was developed by William Bryce’s Fairmount Land Co. in 1925-26. The site plan, by landscape architects Hare & Hare of Kansas City, consisted of concentric curving streets which followed the contours of a promontory. The streets end at Park Hill Drive, a straight street which abuts the subdivision on the south. … Read more
This church complex on a commanding hilltop site visible from downtown Fort Worth took over 20 years to complete. It consists of a chapel, adjoining education building and a separate large church building. The complex is built of stone in the Gothic Revival style. The history of the congregation extends back to 1884, when Broadway … Read more
This bridge is an early example of reinforced concrete bridge construction, spanning a gully that forms part of Forest Park. It was built in 1910 by John T. Hughes under the auspices of the Tarrant County Commissioners Court. Within city limits since the 1920s, the bridge is maintained by the Fort Worth Public Works Department. … Read more
This large two-story Tudor Revival house is clad in polychrome brick and is composed of a hipped block with half-timbered gabled bays. A massive chimney flanks a gabled portico on the front wall, both of which are partially veneered in sandstone. Bargeboards adorn the gables. The house, set in landscaped grounds on a double lot, … Read more
The Friedson House is a two-story Tudor Revival structure veneered in brick and sandstone on the ground floor and stuccoed with half-timbering above. The gabled roofs are clad in slate. A large chimney flanks the front entry. The house was designed by Joseph R. Pelich and built by contractor B. B. Adams in 1931. The … Read more