In 1928 Sanger Brothers, which had only recently built another store building at 515 Houston Street , started construction on this showplace building. Fort Worth architect Wyatt C. Hedrick designed the Spanish Renaissance Revival structure which was erected by Wohlfield and Witt, contractors. Various problems, including the collapse of a wall between this construction site … Read more
314-316 Main Street, Western Union Telegraph Building, 1930-31. The Western Union Telegraph Building, constructed in 1930-31, is a fine example of commercial Art Deco architecture, featuring polychrome terra cotta courses with a zigzag motif, a stepped parapet, and decorative brickwork. Even though the structure is only three stories tall, recessed window panels and piers that … Read more
500 Main Street [NR/Sky(NR)], State National Bank Building/Burk Burnett Building, 1913-14; 1953; 1980; 1984. One of the enduring monuments of twentieth-century commercial architecture in Fort Worth, the Burk Burnett Building was originally built in 1913-14 to house the State National Bank. Designed by noted local architects Sanguinet and Staats, the Neo-classical tower stands midway in … Read more