2411-13 N Main ST – Main

Faced in brown brick, this two-story structure features a corbeled frieze course, ornate window surrounds, and a pressed metal cornice below a cast-stone cartouche on its second-story facade. The street level retains its diamond-paned transom windows, although the storefronts have been altered. Original ownership and history of this structure has not been documented clearly. According to city directories, the Piggly Wiggly No. 2 store operated at this location from 1920 to 1933, with a number of bakers and other grocers sharing the ground-floor space during those years. Palestine Hotel located in the upper floor, to be succeeded in 1936 by the Oasis Hotel. The structure lies in the Fort Worth Stockyards National Register Historic District.

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