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This Midcentury Modern Is an Architectural Outlier in Fort Worth’s Ryan Place

By Joy Donovan / July 24, 2026 /

Want to stand out in the middle of Fort Worth’s historic Ryan Place? Buy a Midcentury Modern. Yes, Ryan Place, a charming neighborhood where many houses were built about 100 years ago, has at least one Midcentury Modern on the market. Most of the neighborhood’s homes date to the 1920s and ’30s, and the Near…

Why This I. M. Pei Home’s Provenance Matters

By Joy Donovan / April 17, 2026 /

Fort Worth real estate doesn’t keep secrets like this for long. A landmark home designed by I.M. Pei in Westover Hills is heading to market with a reported $22 million price tag. The approximately 19,000-square-foot estate sits on four acres in one of North Texas’ most private enclaves, but for Fort Worth, the story is…

Townhomes Bring Modern Style to Fort Worth’s Popular Near Southside

By Joy Donovan / February 20, 2026 /

Anyone feeling shut out of Fort Worth’s super‑hot Near Southside housing market now has a new way to step into one of Cowtown’s most popular areas. New construction at 337 College Ave and 341 College Ave. is where a new limited collection of contemporary townhomes is making its debut. Designed for an urban lifestyle, the…

Dorm, Sweet, Dorm: Where Designer Touches Make the Grade

By Joy Donovan / September 23, 2025 /

Back in the day, going to JCPenney with a roommate to get a matching comforter for a dorm room was really something. Yes, there might have been a color scheme — school colors, maybe blue and yellow or pink and white — to class up the place. Anyone feeling particularly edgy could add a poster…

Christmas in August? Fort Worth House Reminds Us of Snow, Cozy Fireplaces, and Holiday Tunes

By Joy Donovan / August 8, 2025 /

 Just in case you’re hot, hum this little tune in your head. Oh, the weather outside is frightfulBut the fire is so delightfulAnd since we’ve no place to goLet it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! “Let it Snow!”By Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne Someday, not soon enough for some of us, it will…