Tarrant County Tuesday

The Best of Tarrant County Tuesday in 2017

By Seth Fowler / December 19, 2017 /

  Another year of Tarrant County Tuesday is coming to a close.  In the words of the Grateful Dead song, “What a long strange trip it’s been.” I hope you have enjoyed reading about the homes, neighborhoods and issues I’ve presented in this weekly blog for 2017.  It has been my utmost pleasure helping to showcase…

The Perfect Home For The Holidays at 2012 Hawthorne Avenue

By Seth Fowler / December 12, 2017 /

Have you noticed that many Christmas-themed movies or TV shows always feature a traditional, Colonial Revival home for the holidays?  Why is that? Maybe I have been forced to watch too many Hallmark Channel specials over the past few weeks, but it certainly seems that the home style of choice for holiday movies is the…

Opportunity is Knocking With This 1950s Time Warp on Simondale Drive

By Seth Fowler / December 5, 2017 /

If you know Old Fort Worth, then you know Simondale Drive. Located near Colonial Country Club and TCU, this elegant street is one of the foremost streets for elegant homes in all of Cowtown. It’s not just proximity to so many private and privileged areas that makes Simondale Drive sought after.  It’s the way the…

There’s No Place Like a Cozy Home on Dorothy Lane

By Seth Fowler / November 28, 2017 /

Cozy — have you ever really thought of that word? It sounds funny. It looks funny. And what does it really mean? Isn’t something that is cozy all based on personal preference? To some “cozy” could be a large cabin in the woods with snow falling and a fire roaring.  To others”cozy” could mean an…

Historic Wimberly House Available in Fairmount District

By Seth Fowler / November 21, 2017 /

In 1926 a stately Georgian Revival brick home was built for Fred W. Wimberly in the Fairmount neighborhood of Fort Worth. The Wimberly House at 2201 Lipscomb Street consists of  3,890 square feet, five bedrooms, three-and-one-half bathrooms and is currently on the market.  The home also has original hardwood floors upstairs-and-downstairs.