Prior to World War II, at least two congregations had worshipped at this site. In 1949, the congregation of New Bethel Baptist Church purchased the property from the International Church of Foursquare Gospel and by 1952, had erected this Gothic-influenced church. The small brick building has lancet arched window openings, a central entrance flanked by … Read more
This two-story brick apartment building, with a storefront on the ground floor, was built c. 1910 and known originally as the Broadway Apartments. It is presently vacant and surrounded by cleared land. This resource has been demolished.
This one-story wood-framed house is rectangular in plan with a hipped roof and full porch. A small gabled parapet clad in decorative shingles marks the entry, echoed by a larger gable on the main roof with similar shingles and a recessed arched. Denticulated courses run along the porch and roof cornices. The house was built … Read more
This stucco-clad brick gas station has vaguely Moderne Style detailings, such as it buttressing and horizontal banding. It was built in 1929 as a Gulf station, and now functions as a combination gas station and neighborhood store. This resource has been demolished.
Women from eleven social and study groups, some formed before 1900, joined in 1923 to create the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth. Miss Anna Shelton, a prominent businesswoman, led the unification drive and served as the first president of the club (1923-1939). The charter members met initially in a house donated by Etta O. (Mrs. … Read more
This one and one-half story wood-framed house has a gabled roof with full porch that curves and partially extends along one side. The porch roof is supported by Tuscan columns. A large gabled dormer with recessed balcony surmounts the porch. The house is clad in narrow clapboard below and shingled above. Ornament includes a dentil … Read more
Alexander Hogg School was built in 1909 to serve 7th and 8th grade pupils throughout the Southside. It is a masonry block with projecting end bays clad in rusticated brick. Ornamentation is provided by inlaid brick. The decorative brick framing in the end bays is unusual, and contributes to the success of the design. Designed … Read more
Each of these two identical wood-framed houses has a shotgun plan, hipped roof and a full porch recessed beneath the front end of the hip. The houses were built as rental units by plumber Robert C. Hansen, Jr. in 1941, at a cost of $500 each, and are virtually identical to a duplex he built … Read more
The Webb House is a one-story wood-framed house clad in channel rustic siding. It is notable for its symmetrical composition of identical gabled bays flanking a central recessed porch. Decorative shingles sheath the gable-ends of the bays. Built c. 1900, the house was purchased in 1906 by George R. Webb, a pharmacist and school teacher, … Read more
These two identical wood-framed houses have a shotgun plan and full porch recessed beneath the end of the gabled roof. They appear to date from c. 1920, and are typical examples of an important folk house type.
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