Fairmount Historic Home Tour
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…
Read MoreBy 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…
Read MoreAnother sign of post-COVID spring and the happy return of life and its rituals to normality is the return of the much-beloved Fairmount Tour of Historic Homes. This marks the 40th tour after a two-year hiatus. Last year’s porch tour was hardly a replacement. It was a reminder of yet more pandemic restrictions. This year…
Read MoreI’m certain each of us has their own personal list of COVID deprivations. Mine include waiting in a line in the heat at Trader Joe’s, the closing of concert halls and operas, and my empty dining room. Then there is social distancing. The phrase has a vexing, Orwellian ring that really masks (pun intended) a…
Read MoreLadies, let’s not get jealous, but this year’s Fairmount Historic District’s Tour of Homes is on Father’s Day weekend instead of Mother’s Day. The 39th annual tour that showcases Fort Worth’s most celebrated collection of Craftsman and Prairie homes will play host to more than 1,500 visitors admiring the rich architectural history all located within…
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