John B. Collier, Jr. purchased this Westover Hills property in 1932; his family residence was evidently erected shortly thereafter. Collier was president and manager of Fort Worth Poultry & Egg Co., founded in 1921. The firm, at the time among the largest institutions of its kind in the Southwest, processed eggs and buttermilk in dry … Read more
This rambling Mediterranean-style house is clad in white stucco with red tile roofs. It was built c. 1927 for Joe Maxwell, who traded the house, to C. O. Collins for an oil lease following the Stock Market crash of October, 1929. Both were prominent oil men. Kay Kimbell, grain magnate and arts patron, purchased the … Read more
Set on a prominent bluff-top site, this large, two-story residence in the Spanish Colonial Revival- Monterey style was the design of San Antonio architect Atlee Ayres of Ayres & Ayres. Faced in stucco under a low-pitched gable roof clad in red clay Spanish tile, the house has an irregular H-plan around a rear terrace. A … Read more
Situated on large wooded grounds, this rambling two-story brick house makes allusions to Mediterranean villa architecture in its massing, arched openings, grillwork and red tiled roofs. It was designed by W. Theese and built by J. A. Gibbon in late 1935 and early 1936. The original owner was Edward S. Hill, member of a socially … Read more
A native of Fort Worth, Gillis A. Johnson served as assistant city attorney for Fort Worth from 1921 until 1926, when he joined the prestigious law firm of Cantey, Hanger & McMahon, known as Cantey, Hanger, Johnson, Scarborough & Gooch by the time of Johnson’s death in 1962. With a reputation as one of the … Read more
The North Side Church of Christ congregation formed in 1899. Meeting at a number of locations (1422 N. Houston Street) over the years, the congregation purchased two lots at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and NW 20th Street in January, 1944. The present church sanctuary and classrooms were completed in 1949. The buff brick sanctuary … Read more
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
A 1933 building permit was taken out by Ollie Thurman for construction of a gas station at this site. A number of automobile garages had carried on business here prior to that date. The stucco structure exhibits Spanish stylistic details.
Replacing earlier temporary school buildings on the site, North Hi Mount Elementary School was constructed 1934-35 by Works Progress Administration labor. Architect Wyatt C. Hedrick was responsible for the Spanish-Mediterranean Revival design; James T. Taylor was contractor for the Fort Worth bond project. One-story auditorium and cafeteria wings project forward from the two-story main block … Read more
Morris B. Berney purchased all of block thirty- seven from River Crest Co. in 1911. Berney was involved in the oil industry and was vice-president and secretary of the Alta Vista Creamery Co. He later developed portions of the Ridglea area (6319 Rosemont Avenue). The Berney house was constructed in 1916, and remained in the … Read more
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