Near Southside

A Tour of Classic Fort Worth Homes for Mother’s Day Weekend

By Seth Fowler / May 10, 2017 /

  Mother’s Day gift ideas: flowers, candy, hugs, a card … all sound pretty standard and boring gifts. This Mother’s Day weekend, spice it up a bit and take her to the 35th annual Fairmount Tour of Historic Homes in Fort Worth, Texas.

Historic Home in Cowtown’s Fairmount District Has Many Stories

By Seth Fowler / April 25, 2017 /

If historic homes could talk, what a story they would tell. Never has that been truer than the home located at 2234 Hurley Ave. in the Fairmount neighborhood of Fort Worth. For those of you not familiar with the Fairmount Southside National Historic District, it is a one square mile area that was platted in…

Tuesday Two Hundred: Ryan Place Cottage Has Guest Quarters, Fantastic Curb Appeal

By Leah Shafer / May 5, 2015 /

Ryan Place is a storied, family-friendly neighborhood three miles south of downtown Fort Worth, located in the Near Southside area. Established in 1911, Ryan Place today is a thriving neighborhood with an annual Easter egg hunt, Fourth of July parade, back-to-school pool party, “Boo on the Boulevard” celebration, and a candlelight Christmas evening. With close proximity…