137 731 Samuels Avenue [NR/SAHD{NR)], Bennett-Fenelon House, c.187S; c.1900. The Bennett-Fenelon house is the oldest residence on Samuels Avenue, and one of the oldest in Fort Worth on its original site. David C. Bennett, a dry goods merchant who later became vice-president of First National Bank, and his family occupied the house from about 1875 until circa 1910. Thomas P. Fenelon, city passenger agent for the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway moved into the house in 1915 and purchased it from Mildred V. Bennett in 1920. The house remains in the Fenelon family. Built in an Italianate style, rare in Fort Worth, the structure features a bracketed cornice and prominent wooden lintels over the windows. The front porch is a turn-of-the century addition. Potentially eligible for the National Register on an individual basis for its architectural qualities, the house is also a contributor to the proposed Samuels Avenue National Register Historic District. It is part of the 1991 Multiple Property nomination.
