Fort Worth Dirt

A Love Letter to The Open-Concept Floor Plan is at La Cantera at Team Ranch

By Seth Fowler / April 5, 2022 /

Will we get tired of the open-concept floor plan? Will we ever see the kitchen closed off to the rest of the home, or the return of popularity of the formal living (aka sitting room) and formal dining room? It’s possible — hairdos go in and out of style, clothing seems to make a full…

Urban Black House in Fort Worth’s Rock Island Merges Future And Past

By Eric Prokesh / April 1, 2022 /

More than half the battle in bringing an interesting Fort Worth Friday is in the hunt. Sometimes I pore through hundreds of listings to find a property with something distinctive. Something that separates a property from the rest. This week’s exhaustive search paid off and I lucked out with a listing that is a stand-out…

Springtime Reminds us Why Condo Living is Wonderful at Villa de Leon

By Seth Fowler / March 29, 2022 /

Ahhh … Spring. Yes, the time when flowers bloom, days are longer, and stuff that makes you sneeze is floating around in the air. Spring is also a time when you spend a lot of time and money weeding, raking, feeding, mowing, and watering your lawn. Yep, instead of enjoying the mild temps and the…

Historic Fort Worth Landmark in Fairmount Hits Market

By Seth Fowler / March 22, 2022 /

What were you doing in 1907? Probably nothing yet as that would make you around 115 years old. Here is what was going on in the world in 1907 Meanwhile in Fort Worth, the Gunhild Weber House was the first home built in a subdivision called Swastika Place (not referred by that name much these…

This Westcliff Home is Solid as a Rock

By Seth Fowler / March 15, 2022 /

You know how everyone likes to roll their eyes when someone says, “They don’t make ’em like they used to,” or something along those lines? Well, get ready to roll your eyes again. This home in Fort Worth fits the bill. Built in 1936, the house is constructed from Texas limestone and only Texas limestone.…