Built to be the Fort Worth Star- Telegram’s “Home Beautiful” of 1930, the Farrell House served as the flagship of the Westover Hills development. The house was designed by architect Victor Marr Curtis, who accompanied A. C. Luther to Fort Worth in 1929 to build houses in the Fort Worth Extension Company’s Westover Hills development. … Read more
Wyatt C. Hedrick, an engineer, worked with the important Fort Worth architectural firm of Sanguinet & Staats prior to organizing his own architecture and engineering firm, which was responsible for a number of substantial commissions in Fort Worth. From 1923 to 1929, he was vice-president of the Fort Worth Extension Company, the original developer of … Read more
John A. Stafford came to Fort Worth in 1910 as an executive with the Fort Worth Stock Yards Co. and the Fort Worth Belt Railway. In 1919, he organized and became president of Stafford-Low- don Co., a printing and engraving firm still prominent in Fort Worth. The residence was constructed about 1931; Stafford purchased the … Read more
Philip M. and Ruth Bratten purchased this property in 1930; Mr. Bratten was president and treasurer of P. M. Brat- ten Co., distributors of Frigidaire refrigerators, and later district manager for the Frigidaire Corporation. Mrs. Lucille Matthews Brittingham, a member of the prominent Matthews family know for their substantial cattle ranches in West Texas, purchased … Read more
This prominently sited house was built about 1935; Guy L. Waggoner, president of Waggoner-Daniel & Co. and W. T. Waggoner & Sons was the first resident, although he evidently lived here only a short time. William T. Waggoner, Jr., and wife Elise resided in the house until 1942, when oil operator E Kirk Johnson purchased … Read more
A. C. Luther, president of Byrne & Luther, Inc., developers responsible for building many of the homes in Westover Hills, had a “Spanish Hacienda” constructed in the new development about 1936. The one-story, U-plan house is set back behind a walled, brick-paved courtyard. Wood sash casement windows and a heavy timber, shaped rafter ends complement … Read more
Harry C. and Emily P. Trentman first resided in this large house in 1932. Mr. Trentman was part owner of The Trentman Co., realtors specializing in sales and building, and later owned Trentman Oil Co. Wiley G. Clarkson, Treniman’s brother-in- law, was the architect of the Chateauesque house. Composed as an H-plan with a garage … Read more
This Period Revival style house was the design of Victor Marr Curtis, an architect who accompanied A. C. Luther to Fort Worth from Florida and whose plans were used for early houses in Westover Hills for the firm of Byrne & Luther, Inc. Generally rectangular in plan, the one and one-half story brick house has … Read more
This one and one-half story brick house is a picturesque composition with a high, hipped section flanked by a large, front-facing half-timbered gable containing an arched portico of stone. Stone quoins, intersecting gable and hip roofs clad in shingle tile, and an ornate chimney enhance the design. Architect Joseph J. Patterson was responsible for the … Read more
This Monterey style house was constructed about 1935; Hubert L. and Elizabeth M. Brown were the first residents in 1936. Mr. Brown was president of Brown & Wheeler, Inc., an oil firm. In 1961, Mr. and Mrs. Amon G. Carter, Jr., purchased the residence; it remains in the Carter family. James Teague, an architect in … Read more