As the population of East Fort Worth increased rapidly during the 1920s, the need for additional fire stations arose. The city purchased this lot in 1927, and constructed the fire station in 1928. Wiley G. Clarkson designed the station; Beall and Lewis were the contractors. Clarkson designed many of Fort Worth’s finest public school buildings in addition to being a popular residential architect. Station #20 looks more like a house than a fire station as Clarkson thoughtfully designed the building to blend unobtrusively into the surrounding suburban community. A bungalow form building, Station #20 has an off-set gabled portico supported by thick stuccoed columns. The building’s gables have Tudor half- timbering and small lights in the sash windows. The original brown brick has recently been painted white, and the garage door filled in with vertical wood siding. This building maybe eligible for the National Register as part of a thematic group which includes Fort Worth’s other bungalow fire stations.
