(S.W. Corner E. Rosedale St.) [Originally recorded as 1200 Block, S. Freeway] Southside Colored School No. 134 was located on this site as early as 1894. A new three-story brick schoolhouse, designed by Sanguinet & Staats, was erected in 1917-18 (now demolished). Two-story brick buildings, housing additional classrooms, were constructed in 1927 and 1937, the … Read more
This two-story gabled brick apartment building has a rectangular plan with matching two-story gabled porticos. The building was erected c. 1919 by Abraham Gilbert, replacing the family house on this site. The architect was L. B. Weinman; contractor, K. M. Muse. Owned and operated by the Gilberts until 1935, it was known as the Gilbert … Read more
This one and one-half story wood-framed house is sheathed in clapboard. In plan an L, with gabled dependencies projecting at right angles from a hipped block. The house is unusual for its central porch surmounted by an octagonal turret. It was built c. 1904 for George W. Greathouse, a brakeman with the Frisco Railroad, who … Read more
T. Worthington, an Englishman who immigrated to this country in the early 1900s, patterned this cruciform house after a house in England. The dense texture of its brick walls and delicacy of its detailing enhance a small-scale “storybook” effect. The windows, which include very fine arched transoms with leaded panes, were made by Worthington at … Read more
This wood-framed house is one of the oldest in the area east of T. C. U. The rectangular plan and gabled roof with full projecting porch — a recurring type in the towns and countryside of Tarrant County — is rare in Fort Worth. It was built by L. C. Fowler, Sr., c. 1918. Fowler, … Read more
Oklahoma City developer John J. Harden had this hall built in 1930 to provide market space for local farmers, vendors and retail businesses. Designed by B. Gaylord Noftsger, also of Oklahoma City, it is an eclectic design which playfully incorporates traditional and modern elements. In composition, a masonry block, nearly square in plan, with towers … Read more
This one-story wood-framed freight depot, with partial second story, may be the oldest railroad structure remaining in Fort Worth. An H&TCRR freight depot was first listed at this location in the 1892-93 city directory. Elements of the building’s design — in particular the long carved brackets supporting a first-floor canopy over the loading docks — … Read more
See 712 E. Stella Street.
The Salerno Building is a two-story brick commercial structure with a rectangular plan and flat parapeted roof. The upper story is articulated by engaged brick piers which project above the corbelled cornice, and lit by rectangular double-hung windows set in segmental arched openings. The original store fronts have been stuccoed over, and the brick painted … Read more
The Littler House is a one and one-half story dwelling, rectangular in plan with a cross-gabled roof, constructed of concrete block on the ground level and half-timbered stucco on a wood frame above. A full recessed porch is supported by concrete block posts. The concrete blocks are atypical, smooth-faced with depressed bands. The house was … Read more
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