Fort Worth Friday
Lakeside Living rarely rises to this level of sophistication. Perched on an over two-acre peninsula on Eagle Mountain Lake, with 750 feet of lakefront, this modern lacustrine lodge sports modern features that recall architectural titans like Mies Van Der Rohe. The stark exterior of the house at 7145 Hickey Road masks the sleek low-key luxury…
Read MoreThis year’s Candlelight Christmas in Ryan Place Home Tour is one fans won’t want to miss. In addition to the usual intriguing mix of five unique houses, there will be live music in tour homes and throughout the neighborhood from the likes of the Texas Wesleyan Choir as well as bands including Music Junkie, Basement…
Read More“Too expensive to farm and too far out for development.” That’s how Mistletoe Heights was described around 1892 when the Mistletoe Heights Land Company bought the 640 acres of land on the bluffs overlooking the Clear Fork of the Trinity River. The neighborhood is, in fact, a mere two miles south of downtown Fort Worth.…
Read MoreReduced by $20,000, listed at 20 percent below the median square foot price for the neighborhood, marvelously move-in ready, and inexplicably 76 days on the market … What’s up with that? Technically, 2600 Lipscomb Street is in Ryan Place but the house was not part of the original, first-ever planned development in Fort Worth orchestrated…
Read MoreIt’s more often the case than not that a place name bears little relationship to reality. Not to pick on the city to the east, but Forest Lane? Walnut Hill? However, Park Hill, one of our favorite historical neighborhoods, embodies its moniker. Deep setbacks with mature trees and its position on a bluff over the…
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