Fort Worth Friday
Willing Avenue in my own beloved Ryan Place is another one of those streets like the recently featured Clover Lane that practically constitute neighborhoods within neighborhoods. Willing Avenue is the Near Southside cognate of the Westside’s Clover Lane. Both feature 1920s-era bungalows, many of which began their existence as two-bedroom, single-bath dwellings. These homes often…
Read MoreFor your consideration is a 2,600-square-foot, three-bedroom, three-and-one-half-bathroom townhouse in a coveted Westside location in the Monticello neighborhood. Welcome to Casa Blanca, a gated community built in 2005 with 22 Mediterranean-style units centered on a lovely landscaped courtyard. Twenty years have allowed trees to mature and given the development a cohesive continuity. Townhouses are built…
Read MoreThis is the third time I’ve paid a visit to Clover Lane since I began writing for CandysDirt.com and each time I have been struck by the ever-enduring appeal of this quiet little street. Along with Clarke Avenue, its perpendicular appendage, it practically constitutes a separate neighborhood in Fort Worth’s Westside. As I’ve mentioned before,…
Read MoreIf you thought last week’s featured listing was eye-catching, you’ll probably swoon over this week’s stunner. It’s the same style and same vintage only supersized. Also, it bears a prestigious single-digit Westover Hills address at 8 Westover Road. The six-bedroom, six-bath house has over 8,400 square feet of living space and sits on a verdant…
Read MoreSix months on the market? How did we miss this grand Berkley Place manor? Known as the Carroll house, after its first owner, it was reputedly the first house constructed on Ward Parkway in 1928. Built in the then popular Tudor Revival style, by the firm of Mobley & Delaney, who were the developers of…
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