This one and one-half story wood-framed house with a gambrel roof has an unusual curving brace in the roof peak. It has been altered by the application of asbestos siding. The first recorded owner was William Hilgers, a yardmaster with the Texas & Pacific Railroad. With more complete documentation and restoration, the house may be … Read more
Ash Crescent Methodist Church was organized in 1941 from congregants of the former Glenwood Methodist Church. This quaint sandstone-veneered church was constructed the following year. The Gothic-influenced design features a symmetrical façade and an arched entrance opening flanked by buttresses. A wing was added to the northeast corner in 1952 and a fellowship hall constructed … Read more
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen was founded in 1873. Trinity Lodge No. 83 of the BLF&E, organized in 1882, erected a meeting hall on this site in 1885. It shared the building with other railroad unions. The existing two-story brick structure was erected c. 1910. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen merged … Read more
The Texas & Pacific Railroad played a central role in Fort Worth’s development, from the establishment of the city’s first rail line in 1876 to the peak years of train service during World War II. Fort Worth’s growth in the oil-boom years of the 1920s outstripped its transportation facilities. Beginning in 1928, Texas & Pacific … Read more
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