Gwen Harper

This Ryan Place Craftsman is Under Priced And Over The Top

By Eric Prokesh / November 10, 2023 /
Ryan Place Craftsman

Reduced 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…

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Enjoy This Historic Home on Fort Worth’s Samuels Avenue While You Can

By Eric Prokesh / September 10, 2021 /
Samuels Avenue

When Fort Worth began to make the transition from an abandoned military outpost to a proper town, its first wave of wealthy citizens made their homes to the northeast of downtown on a bend in the Trinity River. This was Samuels Avenue. The area was once part of a plantation that, after several sales, became…

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Ridglea Hills Ranch Has an Unmistakable Midcentury Vibe

By Joanna England / July 2, 2021 /

Ridglea Hills is full of ranches, many of which are so exceptionally well-maintained that it would be a crime to renovate them. However, this 1952-built Midcentury Modern in the Fort Worth enclave has some really fantastic updates that don’t take away the details that make this home fun! The best thing about this home is…

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Winsome Winton Terrace West Listing in Park Hill Has Delightful Details

By Eric Prokesh / September 7, 2018 /
Winton Terrace

One great perks of the job that comes with writing for CandysDirt.com, is meeting some really great agents. Last week we looked at a historic, honey of a house in Hemphill Heights listed by Briggs Freeman’s Gwen Harper, who had such an interesting portfolio that I contacted her about one of her listings at 2225…

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Travis Avenue Craftsman Offers Opportunity in Hemphill Heights

By Eric Prokesh / August 31, 2018 /

I must confess to a certain lackadaisical, late-summer lethargy searching for this week’s Fort Worth Friday. Then I found 2832 Travis Avenue in Hemphill Heights and regained my enthusiasm. We’ve been keeping an eye on Hemphill Heights as one of the up-and-coming in-town neighborhoods for some time. “The Heights” is a neighborhood south of Ryan Place,…

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