Ridglea Country Club, originally known as Western Hills Country Club of Ridglea, was constructed in 1954 on a 140 acre site that formerly had been a municipal golf course. The club was built by the Ridglea-Western Hills Group which consisted of A. C. Luther, Luther Wilson, Hank S. Green, William T. Green, E. M. Moore, … Read more
Shortly after Arlington Heights was annexed by Fort Worth in 1922, this site was purchased by the city for use as a booster station for the West Side water system. The one-story structure was constructed by West and Womack, general contractors. Faced in buff brick, the parapeted gable end contains three arched openings under a … Read more
C. C. Griffin, owner of Trinity Valley Iron and Steel, Standard Battery, and Hawk and Buck Brand Clothes, constructed this large residence in 1941. Architect Robert Woltz and contractor Clarence Epperley were responsible for the Colonial Revival design. The red brick-veneer house features a two-story giant order of Corinthian columns on its main, south facade, … Read more
The first documented business to occupy this one-story brick structure was AAA Package Store, owned and operated by Max Ellis. Probably constructed in 1946, the Streamline Moderne building has housed a number of retail establishments.
Built in 1930 as part of the original Jacksboro Highway project, the Henderson Street Bridge provided important access to North Fort Worth and northwestern Tarrant County. The four-lane reinforced concrete bridge was built by the City of Fort Worth for $241,000. Credit for the design and construction go to Ira C. Hedrick, Consulting Engineer; D. … Read more
This commercial structure was constructed by contractor A.W. Flynt for Roy White to house the Roy White Paint Company. The second floor contains one apartment. Of brick and hollow tile construction, the building sports a veneer of smooth cast-stone with Moderne details. A 1956 one-story addition faced in stone veneer adjoins the structure to the … Read more
Funding for the construction of South Hi Mount School was provided by a 1933 bond issue. Hubert Hammond Crane was architect for the elementary school; Quisle and Andrews were named general contractors. The Works Progress Administration project, which included landscaping, was completed in 1936. The tile structure with a red brick veneer features a four-bay, … Read more
Frank Zeloski, an owner and developer of property on the West Side, platted Zeloski Heights in 1921. Construction of this one-story commercial row property began in 1924. The shop’s first tenants in 1925 included a bakery, grocery, drugstore, cleaners and service station. The brick-veneer center storefronts feature stepped parapets 40 above altered shop windows. Martha … Read more
William Rigg, director of Citizens’ Savings and Loan Association and secretary-treasurer of Armored Motor Services, Inc., purchased several lots at the corner of Crestline and Washburn between 1927 and 1938. His house was designed and constructed by Herbert G. Walker, contractor, in 1929, and Rigg was listed as occupying the house in 1930. The two-story … Read more
This unusual, one and one-half story house is faced in textured yellow brick and has a generally rectangular plan under a gable roof. The structure is distinguished by the eccentric treatment of the Tudor-arched entry below a gabled portico with flamboyant rounded sides. Oscar B. King, a schoolteacher, purchased this lot from Herbert G. Walker … Read more
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