Fairmount National Historic District
Even in a neighborhood renowned for its unique character, this Fairmount beauty is an exceptional residence. More classical pavilion than the more usual Craftsman bungalow, this 1903 build at 2264 Lipscomb is also larger than the norm. At over 3,100 square feet this four-bedroom, two-and-one-half-bath home is about one-third larger than the Fairmount average. However,…
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Another 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…
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What were you doing in 1907? Probably nothing yet as that would make you around 115 years old. Here is what was going on in the world in 1907 Meanwhile in Fort Worth, the Gunhild Weber House was the first home built in a subdivision called Swastika Place (not referred by that name much these…
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Last week Tarrant County Tuesday told you about a home project in the historic Fort Worth neighborhood of Fairmount that was priced just so a new owner could obtain the property and, with a little elbow grease and imagination, transform the home into another historic gem in the neighborhood. The response was tremendously positive. Longtime…
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Such is the state of the red-hot market — this Craftsman was a property I sussed out this morning as a possible Fort Worth Friday, only to find it under contract when I began my writing in the evening. And little wonder, as this sweet bungalow in fabulous Fairmount has been languishing on the market…
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