Fort Worth Friday
Seriously, in what city could $1 million get you a stand-alone, luxury, 2,300-square-foot townhouse with river views in the city center priced at $300 per square foot? A look at the map is instructive because this three-bedroom, three-and-one-half-bath downtown Fort Worth townhouse is located at the nexus of several of the most exciting developments in…
Most of you are familiar with St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Fort Worth’s oldest Catholic church, dedicated in 1892. Less well known is the equally beautiful St. Mary of the Assumption on Magnolia Avenue inaugurated 17 years later in 1909. The original modest wooden structure burned in 1922 and was replaced by the grander Neo-Romanesque building in…
I have to confess that the Santa Fe reference provoked the slightest unease about this house. I’m old enough to remember a national craze in the 1980s for “Santa Fe style” which morphed into a commercial package that included a color palette of sweet teal, pepto pink, and terra cotta and a surfeit of Francisco…
The Fort Worth chapter of the American Institute of Architects is hosting its first full tour since the pandemic featuring five projects from local architects of diverse styles and scales from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16. The five projects are labeled A-E with addresses to be posted on the Fort Worth AIA…
All right let’s get this out of the way — though built in 1952, this Midcentury Rivercrest spread has been lavishly reworked and updated. While purists may decry the updates, there is no denying that the transformation has been beautifully managed with striking spaces and deluxe finish-out. Still preserved is the orientation of the residence,…
