William K. and Elsie Stripling first resided in this two-story house in 1928. Stripling was vice-president of the family department store, and W. C. Stripling Co. In composition, the house is a hip-roofed block flanked by a terraced loggia on the north and a recessed, two-story wing on the south. Distinctive features of the residence … Read more
Noted local architect Joseph R. Pelich, Sr., who was responsible for several major River Crest Addition houses as well as a number of public and private commissions in the Fort Worth area, designed this Norman Farmhouse style residence for himself and his wife Kathleen, in 1930. A mechanic’s lien indicates that contractor D. D. Jones … Read more
River Crest Co. was formed in 1911 to purchase 625 acres east of Trinity River’s West Fork for a new country club site. Reserving 100 acres for club use, the company proceeded to sell the remaining property in estate-sized parcels. A clubhouse, no longer extant, was built in 1911. Club member John W. Broad laid … Read more
These rustic gateposts of irregularly coursed rubble construction flank the southwestern entrance to River Crest Addition. Approximately one story in height, each tapering pedestal has a window opening with cast-stone coping beneath a woodframed gable roof clad in Mission tile. The gateposts connect to a low rubble stone wall which extends east along Crestline Road … Read more
Charles L. Morgan, an attorney, purchased this site in several parcels between 1925 and 1926. Morgan commissioned architect Joseph R. Pelich to design his residence; plans were drawn in 1926 and the house was completed by contractor A. R. Meriwether the following year. The property remained in the Morgan family until1962. Situated on along east-west … Read more
This eclectic Period Revival house was designed by Joseph R. Pelich and constructed by W. E. McDonald for Louis A. and Nona Greene in 1926-27. Clad in ochre brick, the central two-story hipped block is flanked by a gabled entrance wing and a projecting gabled bay. Quoins, architrave and a bas-relief medallion embellish the house, … Read more
Architect Joseph R. Pelich was responsible for the design of this house, which was constructed in 1927 by Cash and Mangham, contractors, for J. Elmer Thomas, a petroleum analyst, and his wife, Mary S. Thomas. The eclectic Period Revival house is composed of a central hipped mass with projecting one- and two-story bays. Cast-stone coping … Read more
A building permit indicates that the contracting firm of West and Womack constructed this two-story house for Gaylord J. and Hattie Stone. Stone was president and general manager of Universal Mills, Inc. The large buff brick house of staggered rectangular plan sports vaguely Classical decorative elements below a hipped roof clad in Mission tile.
The two-story brick house was built in 1928 by contractor Everett Burton for Gaylord H. and Louise S. Chizum. In Georgian Revival style, the rectangular plan features a central portico supported by Tuscan columns and an entry with fanlight and sidelights. Double-hung windows complete the symmetrical arrangement.
Dentist and speculative builder Dr. M. J. Bisco and his wife Pearl designed and built a number of South Side and West Side houses at this period. Bisco often employed E. C. Arnett to carry out his designs, and a 1929 mechanic’s lien indicates that this house was the product of their collaboration. Robert C. … Read more
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