Green Thumbs, This Fort Worth Oakhurst Home Is For You

Anyone whose green thumb has a competitive itch to win yard of the month, here’s a house for you. The red brick house, located at 1415 Bluebonnet Dr. in Fort Worth, with the black and white trim, will give gardeners a head start.

The 2,048-square-foot house, built in 1941, sits on an yard that is touted as a multi-time winner of the Oakhurst neighborhood landscaping awards. Besides the square footage, besides the red brick, and besides the white arbor over the front porch, the next owner of this property also will be buying what must be great dirt. The property measures about a third of an acre, and seasonal blooms are promised as part of the appeal.

“The owner has blooming trees, seasonal flowering bushes, roses, and it’s all a part of this property,” said listing agent Gale Caveness with Coldwell Banker Realty. “From the street, people are going to think it’s pretty. It’s been meticulously taken care of with landscapers who come twice a week.”

More Than Just Landscape

But there’s more to this sale than the landscape. The front door opens to a bright interior where sunlight would keep houseplants — and people — thriving. The living space comes with hardwood floors, large closets, and a wood‑burning fireplace.

“It’s adorable,” Caveness said. “This house is charming. It has a fireplace in the living room, which makes it really warm. It also has a great flow with two living spaces.”

The home includes two bedrooms and two bathrooms, and the primary bath has been updated with a walk-in, glass shower. The kitchen features a corner sink, ample cabinets, a gas range, and broad windows, ready for cooking when the resident gardener takes a dinner break. Could homegrown veggies be on the menu?

A formal dining room offers space to entertain, with or without homegrown fare. Of course, a dining room table big enough to hold a centerpiece of backyard posies would fit here, and the room’s oversized window frames the award-winning yard. Oh-so-practical is the home’s mudroom with a dedicated laundry for all the dirty gardening clothes to be washed.

Oakhurst’s Roots

This house, even as it’s known for the landscape, sits in a neighborhood known for the same. Oakhurst dates back 100 years when it was developed by Hare and Hare, a distinguished landscape architecture firm from Kansas City. The result is a neighborhood celebrated for its curved streets and tall trees. Now included on the National Register of Historic Places, the Oakhurst also has the advantage of being close to downtown Fort Worth and the Stockyards. Caveness says the friendly neighborhood is also popular for its many events, including groups such as a garden club, a book club, and those who go out to dinner together weekly.

“Oakhurst has established micro parks in the middle of the street, and they’ll put a bench or a sculpture there,” Caveness said. “I feel like everyone is friendly, and it’s like an old cohesive neighborhood where people watch out for each other.”

There’s another bonus. A second structure on the property offers more than 500 square feet of flex space that could be used as an office, yoga studio, or hobby spot. Might we suggest a potting shed?

Imagine the flex space, the landscaping, and the rest of the house with feet on the ground Sunday. Caveness is hosting an open house from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for all to walk through.

Gale Caveness with Coldwell Banker Realty has 1415 Bluebonnet in Fort Worth listed for $450,000.