This two-story brick factory occupies most of a city block. It is generally rectangular in plan with segmental arched windows and a flat parapeted roof. Regularly spaced brick piers and a continuous corbelled brick cornice extend along the two principal façades. Windows have been enclosed. The building occupies the site of the old Fort Worth … Read more
On November 6, 1905, Swedish Lutherans in Fort Worth signed a charter and organized at the Wells Mission Hall, originally conducting services in Swedish. In 1906 the members purchased a lot on Hemphill and Broadway and commissioned architect Conrad Hoeffler to design a church building. Insufficient funds delayed construction until 1912. The contractor was R. … 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.
This large shingle-clad house was one of the last early 20th-century residences on Hemphill Street north of Rosedale. It was distinguished by a corbelled second-story bay window on the front and elaborate fanlit stairwell fenestration. The earliest recorded owner was Edgar Kerr, who worked in the State Comptroller’s Office. The house was destroyed by fire, … Read more
Ornamental streetlights, once common in American cities, are increasingly rare as new lighting technology and cheaper fixtures have been developed. Fort Worth is fortunate to retain significant numbers of ornamental standards in some of its historic neighborhoods. These fluted metal standards with bell-top luminaries were installed on four blocks of W. Broadway by the Eugene … Read more
This three-story brick building was erected in 1909 by contractor J. Gooch for Charles F. Schultz after the Southside fire of April 3, 1909. Occupying a prominent corner site, it has a rectangular plan and flat roof with corbelled brick cornice and small triangular parapets centrally placed on the two principal façades. Cast iron piers … Read more
This brick apartment building, built c. 1905, was renovated in 1982 for office use. The building has two sections, a three-story main block on a prominent corner site, and a two-story section extending to the east. Storefronts on the ground floor have cast-iron piers. Ornament includes a corbelled brick cornice and cast stone (or terra … Read more
This one-story reinforced concrete commercial building exhibits Moderne detailing on the piers and parapet of the storefront. Built in 1940 by Safeway Stores, Inc., it served as Store No. 332 until 1950, when Safeway sold the property. It has housed a variety of businesses since that time. The front windows have been covered up since … Read more
The Richards House is a one-story wood-framed dwelling with a rectangular plan and flaring hipped roof. A full recessed porch is surmounted by an unusual attic dormer with a delicately proportioned Palladian window and denticulated pediment. Frederick Richards, a passenger conductor with the Texas & Pacific Railroad, resided at this address from c. 1900 through … Read more
The Fort Worth Macaroni Co. Factory is a three-story brick industrial building with a tapering plan which conforms to a constricted site adjacent to railroad tracks. Narrow windows, rectangular on the second story and segmentally arched on the top story, are set regularly in the walls. A corbelled brick cornice wraps around the building. The … Read more
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