Historic Homes

Historic Wimberly House Available in Fairmount District

By Seth Fowler / November 21, 2017 /

In 1926 a stately Georgian Revival brick home was built for Fred W. Wimberly in the Fairmount neighborhood of Fort Worth. The Wimberly House at 2201 Lipscomb Street consists of  3,890 square feet, five bedrooms, three-and-one-half bathrooms and is currently on the market.  The home also has original hardwood floors upstairs-and-downstairs.

Church Accepting Bids on Historic Downtown Grapevine Homes

By Bethany Erickson / July 31, 2017 /

If you’ve always loved the shopping and dining in downtown Grapevine, a local church is unloading two historic homes within walking distance to raise funds. First United Methodist Church in Grapevine announced this month that it would take bids on the historic H.L. Forbes house and the J.K. Buckner house. Both are on College Street,…

New Home Tour Celebrates Charming Collection of Charles Dilbeck Designs in Cochran Heights

By Joanna England / March 25, 2016 /

This brand new home tour on April 3 is part celebration, part education, as Cochran Heights opens five of its Dilbeck-designed homes. So, what’s the occasion? According to Erika Huddleston, the neighborhood is celebrating its new Texas Historical Commission marker signifying the splendid collection of Dilbecks Cochran Heights holds. The marker, which is on Henderson…

Munger Place Home Tour Features Classic Craftsman Homes

By Joanna England / September 17, 2015 /

Tomorrow’s wine walk and preview is the first event in the three-day Munger Place Days and Tour of Homes this weekend. In its eighth year, the home tour shows off the historic district’s ample inventory of early 20th century architecture. The homes will be open to ticketholders on Saturday and Sunday, and includes a wonderfully…

Fort Worth Friday: Nothing is Quite as Charming as This Dilbeck in Crestwood

By Joanna England / July 24, 2015 /

  As the saying goes, “If you have to ask, you can’t afford it.” That’s how I felt when I contacted Susanna Gorski, the Williams Trew Realtor who is marketing this incredible Dilbeck. I figured, considering the sought-after location and how beautifully preserved this historic property is, I was about to get sticker shock. But…