Stylistic Influence: Monterey

Shaw House – Medford

Oilman T. C. Shaw had this house built in 1927. Dr. J. J. Richardson, a prominent Fort Worth physician, owned the house during the 1940s and 1950s. The stucco walls, arched windows and red tile roof are typical of traditional Spanish architecture popular in the 1920s in Texas. The projecting second-story porch is characteristic of … Read more

Rife House – Monticello

Dr. M. J. Bisco, dentist and builder, purchased this Monticello property and constructed a one-family house on it in1931. Bisco and his speculatively built a number of West Side and South Side houses during this period, particularly in Park Hill on the South Side. The designs of Bisco’s houses are thought to have been inspired … Read more