The Markeen Apartments consists of two very similar two-story brick buildings on adjoining corner lots. Each is rectangular, clad in buff brick, with flat roof and hipped parapet fascia of pressed metal simulating tile. Two-story porticos project forward. The apartments, of fireproof construction, were erected soon after the fire of April 1909, and completed by early 1910. They were built on speculation by Charles W. Forbes, a prominent contractor who headed the Forbes Construction Co., and known as the Markeen Apartments prior to World War II. They appear to be eligible for the National Register as early examples of apartment construction in Fort Worth. The apartments were actually constructed by James J. Parker, who lived there along with his wife, Vesta Royce Parker. After Parker’s death in 1918, Mrs. Parker married W.H. Henderson. The couple sold the apartments to Frankie Lee Youngblood for $50,000 in 1952. The property passed through several owners until it was purchased by the Carillon Group of Dallas in 1999. Using federal tax credits, the apartments were sensitively rehabilitated and retain many original features. Project architect was Paul Koeppe. The Markeen Apartments were designated as Highly Significant Endangered in 2000 and 2001and listed in the National Register of Historic Places for their architectural significance in 2001. The upper left photograph is from 1983. The right photo is from 2006.