Historic Fort Worth Neighborhoods
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…
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Oh, boy. I can already hear Fairmount purists wailing about a contemporary renovation of a 104-year-old historic property. A drive-by reveals nothing of note to distinguish 1643 S. Henderson from many other Fairmount bungalows. On the exterior, a simple gabled roof, a columned porch, and a red front door are all pretty standard repertoire in…
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You can’t say I didn’t warn you. Four years ago I marked Hemphill Heights as a likely locus for appreciation and restoration. Still, I did raise an eyebrow when I came across two current listings at over $400,000 — $100K over the median price for this Near Southside neighborhood. Even two years ago the median…
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Want to come to my home for the holidays? Well, not exactly, but 1418 Elizabeth Blvd. is two short blocks down the street from me. I searched for a Christmas theme and, in the end, sticking close to home sounded like a good idea. And the four-bedroom, three-and-one-half-bath house built 105 years ago nearly makes…
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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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