Built during the booming 1920s when the demand for apartments was high, this two-story red brick example has a low-pitched hipped roof with a centered hipped attic dormer vent. The building was constructed in a mix of Colonial Revival and Bungalow styles. The Colonial Revival style is revealed through the symmetrically composed façade; the Bungalow … Read more
This one and one-half-story house is constructed of rusticated concrete block on the ground level. The gabled second story is wood-framed with stuccoed end-walls and a large gambreled side dormer. Detailing includes cast stone window surrounds and a pair of unusual hooded oval windows. The first recorded owner was Thomas W. Slack, a bank cashier … Read more
Charles T. Freelove designed this modern interpretation of the Colonial Revival style for Noble Acuff for his magazine circulation company. The two-story red brick building features a symmetrical façade that is divided into five bays with a centered entrance surmounted by a broken pediment. Pilasters between the bays are painted white. Soldier course with cast … Read more
141 915 Samuels Avenue [NR/SAHD{NR)], Talbott-Wall House, 1903. Several other houses existed on this site before Dr. Richard D. Talbott had this partially shingled Colonial Revival residence built in 1903. Talbott, a physician, had first purchased the property in 1898. The Talbotts lived here for many years; Elizabeth Talbott lived in the home after her … Read more
This Georgian Revival house faced in red brick veneer was constructed in 1941 by Clarence Epperley to plans by architect Hubert Hammond Crane for D. R. and Eva Tripplehorn; their descendants still occupy the house. A prominent feature of the two-story house is the monumental semicircular portico supported by Corinthian columns
Funding for the construction of South Hi Mount School was provided by a 1933 bond issue. Hubert Hammond Crane was architect for the elementary school; Quisle and Andrews were named general contractors. The Works Progress Administration project, which included landscaping, was completed in 1936. The tile structure with a red brick veneer features a four-bay, … Read more
A. C. Luther came to Fort Worth from Florida in 1930 to build homes in the exclusive residential project at Westover Hills. He formed a partnership with John E. Byrne as the construction firm of Byrne & Luther, Inc. In 1933, the partners constructed houses on prominent, adjoining hilltop sites overlooking the entrance to Westover … Read more
W. C. S tripling High School was named for the important local merchant who contributed funds for the landscaping of the school grounds. The architectural firm of Wiley G. Clarkson and Co. was responsible for the school’s design in eclectic Georgian Revival style. K. H. Muse was general contractor. The name was changed to Stripling … Read more
In 1887, L. P. Robertson established a funeral business in downtown Fort Worth. The firm moved to several downtown locations before moving to 1326 Pennsylvania Avenue (now Margaret Meacham Hall of the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, see separate entry for that address) in 1929. In 1921 Fred Muellar became a partner and E. C. Harper … Read more
C. C. Griffin, owner of Trinity Valley Iron and Steel, Standard Battery, and Hawk and Buck Brand Clothes, constructed this large residence in 1941. Architect Robert Woltz and contractor Clarence Epperley were responsible for the Colonial Revival design. The red brick-veneer house features a two-story giant order of Corinthian columns on its main, south facade, … Read more
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