This two and one-half story mansion is one of the largest houses on Elizabeth Boulevard. Constructed of hollow tile with brick veneer and glazed green-tiled roof, it is a symmetrical composition with flat-roofed two-story wings flanking a central hipped block. A balustraded terrace extends across the front; a wide flight of stairs leads to a roof-terraced portico with Tuscan columns. The house was designed by architects Field & Clarkson for John C. Ryan, Sr., and built in 1914 by C. M. Butcher. Ryan was the developer of Ryan Place, of which Elizabeth Boulevard was the first phase. Bert K. Smith, co-owner of the Smith Brothers Grain Co., bought the house in 1917. His wife, Maizie Bewley Smith, was prominent in the Fort Worth Woman’s Club. The house remained in the Smith family until 1965. The Ryan-Smith House is a contributing resource in the Elizabeth Boulevard Historic District (local and national).
