Fairmount Historic District

This Historic Fairmount Home is a Lovingly Restored Dream Machine

By Nikki Barringer / July 10, 2023 /

ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME WITH THIS HOUSE? It’s in the Fairmont Historic District in Fort Worth, which, if you’re not familiar with, all you really need to know is that it is charming times 1,000. It’s absolutely adorable and a mix of million-dollar homes, Craftsman-style homes, gorgeous lawns, and giant trees. It’s close to…

The Historic Wimberly House in Fairmount Could Still Become Someone’s Forever Home

By Seth Fowler / July 4, 2023 /

I always smile when people tell me they are looking for their “forever home.” What exactly is a forever home anyways? People want a home so perfect that they’ll love it so much and will live there until, well, forever. But you know what? Life happens. Searching for that perfect “forever home” that not only…

The 2023 Fairmount Tour of Historic Homes Has Incredible Architecture on Display

By Eric Prokesh / May 5, 2023 /

The Fairmount Tour of Historic Homes has become a Fort Worth rite of spring, an eagerly awaited opportunity for area residents to savor this unique neighborhood — the only National Historic District in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and the largest in the Southwest. The 40th annual tour, again held on Mother’s Day weekend, promises to…

There’s Something Really Special About Fort Worth’s Historic Fairmount Neighborhood

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / April 15, 2023 /

By John English Contributing Writer Located in Fort Worth near Southside is the historic district of Fairmount. Construction on the middle class development first began in the year 1890, continued through the late 1930’s, and is “representative of the early 20th-century streetcar suburb, with a diversity of house forms, related institutional and commercial properties,” according…

Christmas Lights 2022: See How Fairmount’s Festivus Holiday Tour Lights Up a Historic Neighborhood

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / November 29, 2022 /

The Fairmount Historic District provided CandysDirt.com with a trove of photos of its holiday lights displays for the annual Festivus Holiday Light Tour from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 10.