Fairmount National Historic District

This Picture-Perfect Bungalow in Fort Worth’s Historic Fairmount is Just The Ticket

By Eric Prokesh / May 12, 2023 /
Picture Perfect Bungalow

If you pegged this picture-perfect bungalow as vintage Fairmount, you would be correct. With the Fairmount annual home tour this weekend, this 98-year-old charmer just felt right for this week’s post. Speaking of tickets, it’s still not too late to get yours for 2023 Fairmount Tour of Historic Homes. And if you’ve dreamed of living…

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The 2023 Fairmount Tour of Historic Homes Has Incredible Architecture on Display

By Eric Prokesh / May 5, 2023 /
2023 Home Tour

The Fairmount Tour of Historic Homes has become a Fort Worth rite of spring, an eagerly awaited opportunity for area residents to savor this unique neighborhood — the only National Historic District in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and the largest in the Southwest. The 40th annual tour, again held on Mother’s Day weekend, promises to…

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There’s Something Really Special About Fort Worth’s Historic Fairmount Neighborhood

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / April 15, 2023 /

By John English Contributing Writer Located in Fort Worth near Southside is the historic district of Fairmount. Construction on the middle class development first began in the year 1890, continued through the late 1930’s, and is “representative of the early 20th-century streetcar suburb, with a diversity of house forms, related institutional and commercial properties,” according…

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Christmas Lights 2022: See How Fairmount’s Festivus Holiday Tour Lights Up a Historic Neighborhood

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / November 29, 2022 /

The Fairmount Historic District provided CandysDirt.com with a trove of photos of its holiday lights displays for the annual Festivus Holiday Light Tour from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 10.

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This Fairmount Craftsman Channels Stevie Nicks With Its Bohemian Vibe

By Eric Prokesh / June 17, 2022 /

Yup, we’re in Fairmount. Again. Well, I challenge you to scroll through MLS and find a listing to beat this Fort Worth Friday. As I write this on Wednesday, the listing is all of eight hours old, so if you’re interested and it still is not under contract by Friday, you might want to get…

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