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Saint Joseph Hospital
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Located at 1401 S. Main St., Fort Worth.
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In the 1880s Fort Worth was a thriving railroad town.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad Company established an
infirmary near its headquarters to care for its
employees. In 1885 the Congregation of Sisters of
Charity of Incarnate Word, based in San Antonio, was
asked to take over operation of the infirmary. Ten
nuns traveled to Fort Worth to begin work at the
Infirmary. When the work of the railroad was completed
in 1889, the Congregation purchased the facility and
it was renamed St. Joseph's Infirmary. St. Joseph's
was Fort Worth's first general hospital, and from the
outset ministered to charity patients. A new
three-story brick structure was built in 1898, and
over the years additional facilities were built to
house the hospital's expanding services. The name was
changed in 1930 to St. Joseph's Hospital, and again in
1966 to Saint Joseph Hospital. In addition to direct
medical care, the hospital's programs have grown to
include training for health care professionals as well
as educational and counseling services for patients
and their families. The county's first hospice program
for terminally ill patients was inaugurated here in
1980. For over 100 years this hospital has served the
community.
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Santa Fe Depot
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Located at 1501 Jones, Fort Worth.
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Built 1899. Beaux Arts design features native stone
banding. When intact, north windows of painted glass
depicted travel from Pony Express to steam
locomotives. Visitors here have included such world
figures as Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D.
Eisenhower and Lyndon B. Johnson. Depot was used by
six railroad companies. As of 1970, Santa Fe served
Texas with greater trackage than any other railroad,
5102 miles.
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Shelton Building
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Located at 901 Houston St, Fort Worth.
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This building was constructed in 1900 for Robert G.
Johnson, who was acting on behalf of his wards, the
children of Albert D. Evans. It was first leased to
G.Y. Smith, who opened the "Daylight Store", a general
merchandise establishment. In 1910, after the property
was purchased by John M. Shelton, a third floor was
added to the original two-story structure. From that
same year until 1936 the building was leased to S.H.
Kress and Company. Following major architectural
remodeling in 1937, the structure was occupied by
another variety store, McCrorys.
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Sinclair Building
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Located at 512 Main St., Fort Worth.
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Pioneer oilman Richard O. Dulaney hired noted Fort
Worth architect Wiley G. Clarkson to design this
building. It acquired its name from the Sinclair Oil
Company which leased offices here soon after the
building's completion in 1930. The billion-dollar
Sinclair-Prairie Oil Company moved its headquarters
here in 1932. Built during the city's oil and
gas-inspired golden era, this High-Rise Art Deco
building features zig-zag motif, Mayan accents and
terra cotta detailing.
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Site of Tarrant County's First
Courthouse, Birdville
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Located in the 6000 block of Broadway, near Birdville
High School, Haltom City.
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First (1849-1856) county seat, Tarrant County, with 80
acres for public use. Courthouse foundation was laid
on site donated by G. Akers and W. Norris. After
courts upheld--in Walker vs. Tarrant County--vote in
bitterly contested 1856 election, Fort Worth became
the county seat. (1968).
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Tarrant County Courthouse
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Located at Main at Weatherford Streets, Fort Worth.
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Designed by firm of Gunn & Curtis and built by the
Probst Construction Company of Chicago, 1893-1895.
This red Texas granite building, in Renaissance
Revival style, closely resembles the Texas State
Capital with the exception of the clock tower. The
cost was $408,840 and citizens considered it such a
public extravagance that a new County Commissioners'
Court was elected in 1894.
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Tarrant County Criminal Courts Building
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Located at 200 W. Belknap, Fort Worth.
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Built in 1917-18, this structure is located on land
upon which old Camp Worth was constructed in 1849. The
noted Fort Worth architectural firm of Sanguinet and
Staats designed the building, incorporating elements
of the Beaux Arts and Classical Revival styles. In
addition to a criminal courtroom, it originally housed
the jail and gallows, a jail hospital, mental wards,
and offices for the Sheriff, District Attorney, and
District Clerk.
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Tarrant County State Bank Building
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Located at 332 S. Main Street, Grapevine.
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Constructed in 1897, this building served as retail
space until it was purchased and remodeled by the
Tarrant County State Bank in 1921. It became the
offices of the Grapevine Sun newspaper in 1947.
Displaying Classical Revival style elements, the brick
structure features a central inset entry, stepped
parapet of brick with stone coping and detail, and
four Classical pilasters supporting a dentilled
cornice of stone.
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Texas & Pacific Terminal Building
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Located at Lancaster & Throckmorton St., Fort
Worth.
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A line of the Texas & Pacific Railroad was
extended to Fort Worth in 1876 and proved vital to the
economic growth of the City. Company officials, led by
the President John L. Lancaster, had this Passenger
Terminal Building constructed in 1931. Designed by
Wyatt C. Hedrick (1888-1964), it is a good example of
the Art Deco style. Rail traffic began to decline
during the 1950s and the last T&P passenger train
to the city stopped here on March 22, 1967.
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Texas Spring Palace
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Located in Al Hayne Park, 100 Block of W. Lancaster,
Fort Worth.
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Following a suggestion by General R.A. Cameron, an
officer of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway, city
promoters developed the idea of an annual exhibition
for the display of Texas agricultural products. In
1889 they constructed the Texas Spring Palace near
this site to house the exhibits. Designed by the Fort
Worth firm of Armstrong and Messer, it was a two-story
wooden structure featuring influences of Oriental and
Moorish styles. Women's groups added ornamentation
using flowers, seeds, and grasses. On the evening of
May 30, 1890, during the second season of the
exhibition, a fire swept through the Spring Palace,
completely destroying the structure. A number of
people who crowded the building at the time had to
leap from the second floor to escape the flames.
Alfred S. Hayne (b. 1849), a native of England,
returned to the burning Palace to help others who were
still trapped inside. The only fatality of the fire,
he died the next day of burns suffered in the rescue
effort. In 1893 the Women's Humane Association
dedicated a monument near this site in memory of his
heroism and courage. Efforts to rebuild the Texas
Spring Palace failed because of economic problems in
the Panic of 1893.
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Thannisch Block Building
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Located at 109 E. Exchange Avenue, Fort Worth.
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The eastern portion of this structure was built in
1906-07 by Col. Thomas Marion Thannisch (1853-1935),
one of north Fort Worth's early developers. Designed
for use as a hotel and office space to serve the
Stockyards community and trade, the building was
expanded in 1913. The three-story commercial structure
features decorative brickwork, chevron designs in the
upper story, and a corbeled parapet.
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TSTA Building
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Located at 410 E. Weatherford, Fort Worth.
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Completed in 1930, this building was constructed to
serve as the headquarters of the Texas State Teachers
Association. Noted Fort Worth architect Wiley G.
Clarkson design the structure, which features
Renaissance Revival styling. In 1949 the decision was
made to move the TSTA offices to Austin, and the
building was later purchased by the Texas and
Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association which remained
here for thirty years. Recorded Texas Historic
Landmark- 1981.
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Winfield Garage
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Located at 206 E. 8th St., Fort Worth.
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By 1919 Fort Worth had become a booming commercial
center because of the oil and cattle markets. To
accommodate this growth, the Winfield Garage was
opened in April 1920 and operated a livery service
with 25 touring cars and limousines. Designed by the
architectural firm of Sanguinet & Staats to park
325 vehicles, it was called the largest and most
modern in the state. The garage hosted the city's
first annual auto show, which attracted about 50,000
visitors. Later the facility housed other businesses
related to the auto industry.
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Cable Tool Rig
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Located inside Six Flags Over Texas, 2201 Six Flags
Rd., Arlington.
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Drilled the early deep oil wells in Texas. Derrick
here is exact replica and has same rigging and tools
used in 1920 to drill the Crowley No. 1, a 250-barrel
producer at 3500 feet--one of deepest wells up to the
time. It was near Breckenridge, in one of great fields
in oil empire of Texas. (1966)
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Fort Worth Stock Yards Exchange
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Located at 100 block of E. Exchange St., Fort Worth.
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Spanning Exchange Avenue, this gateway to the Fort
Worth Stock Yard was completed in 1910. Constructed by
the Topeka Bridge & Land Co. for the Fort Worth
Stock Yards Co., it was a significant feat of concrete
work for that era. The columns are 22 feet high and 13
feet in circumference. The sign is 36 feet long and 4
feet high. The entrance is a significant landmark in
this historic area of Fort Worth. Recorded Texas
Historic Landmark-1985.
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Paddock Viaduct
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Located in Heritage Park on the footpath under the
south side of the Main St. Bridge, Fort Worth.
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Low-water crossing and ferries originally provided the
only access across the Trinity River at this location,
connecting the downtown area of Fort Worth with
northern sections of the city. A two-lane suspension
bridge, constructed near this site in the 1890s,
proved inadequate for the growing population. This
span, designed by the St. Louis firm of Brenneke and
Fay, was built in 1914. It was the first reinforced
concrete arch in the nation to use self-supporting,
reinforcing steel. The bridge is named in honor of
B.B. Paddock, former State Legislator and Mayor of the
City.
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Armour and Company
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Located at 500 block E. Exchange Ave., Fort Worth.
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In 1901, local business leaders G. W. Simpson and L.
V. Niles began negotiating with Armour & Co. one
of the nation' four largest meatpacking firms, to
encourage establishment of a branch plant in Fort
Worth. The Fort Worth Stock Yards Co. offered land and
other incentives and by 1902, construction of a plant
just north of this site was underway. The new
operation was instrumental in the city's development
as the livestock center of the Southwest, creating a
number of support businesses. It remained in operation
for over 50 years, closing in 1962. Texas
Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
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The Edna Gladney Home
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Located at 2110 Hemphill, Fort Worth.
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The Rev. Issac Z.T. Morris and his wife began in 1887
to care for orphans and abandoned children in Fort
Worth, keeping them in their family home. Their work
led to chartering (1904) of the Texas Children's Home
& Aid Society, with J.B. Baker, J.N. Brown,
William Bryce, E.R. Conner, J.C. Conner, J.V. Dealey,
Irby Dunklin, H.B.Francis, H.H. Halsell, J. Lee
Johnson, E.H. McCuistion, Mr. Morris, G. H. Mulkey,
J.W. Robbins, L. A. Suggs, and R.M. Wynne as
directors. The Society engaged primarily in placing
children in well-chosen adoptive homes. Mrs Edna
Gladney (1889-1961) became a director in 1910. A
crusader in behalf of waifs, foundlings and unwed
mothers, she joined the staff as superintendent in
1927. By her efforts, permanent housing was acquired
and services enlarged. Her influence extended beyond
her own office, into securing legislation and social
reform. Her work received wide public notice; it was
dramatized (1941) in the motion picture "Blossoms in
the Dust". The home was renamed (1950) in her honor.
Progress continued. A hospital unit was added (1954)
and named for veteran Board Chairman A. J. Duncan. In
1962, the Gladney home was accredited by the Child
Welfare League of America, Inc. Auxiliaries have been
formed and facilities added to promote the work.
(1974)
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Fort Worth Stock Yards Company
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Located at 131 E. Exchange St., Fort Worth.
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The Fort Worth Stock Yards Company was created in
1893, when Boston capitalist Greenlief W. Simpson led
a group of investors in purchasing the Fort Worth
Union Stock Yards. Under Simpson's leadership, the
Company earned the support of the Texas Cattle Raisers
Association and lured the prominent meatpacking
companies of Armour and Swift to open plants here.
Publicity through the Company's market newspaper and
annual Fat Stock Show, both begun in 1896, resulted in
a significant increase in the number of animals
brought to market. The Stock Yards Co. built the
area's livestock-related facilities and had
controlling interest in many North Fort Worth
businesses and properties. The first five decades of
the 20th Century were the most successful for the Fort
Worth Stock Yards Co. During World War I, foreign
governments purchased draft animals, making Fort Worth
the largest horse and mule market in the world. In
1917, overall livestock market receipts reached
3,500,000 and in 1944, sales exceeded 5,000,000 head
of livestock. However, by the 1950s, local auctions
were drawing sellers away from this central market.
Today the Fort Worth Stock Yards Co. continues as a
significant part of the city's unique heritage. Texas
Sesquicentennial 1836-1986.
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Fort Worth Stockyards Hog and Sheep
Markets
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Located at 140 E. Exchange St., Fort Worth.
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Early attempts by the Fort Worth Union Stock Yards
Corporation, established in 1887, to persuade Texans
to produce more hogs proved unsuccessful. In 1903 the
Fort Worth Stockyards constructed new hog and sheep
pens and launched a promotional campaign, which
included cash and livestock prizes and a youth Pig
Club program, to persuade ranchers to raise more hogs.
The number of hogs processed at the stockyards
increased from 150,527 in 1903 to 1,062,021 in 1917.
The number of sheep processed at the stockyards ranged
from about 100,000 to 400,00 per year from 1903
through the 1920s . By 1936 Texas had become the
largest producing state for both cattle and sheep. For
one week in the spring of 1937 Fort Worth received
more sheep than any other principal U.S. market.
During World War II cattle, sheep, and hog numbers at
the Fort Worth Stockyards increased dramatically. Hog
totals topped 1 million in both 1943 and 1944 and from
1943 through 1946 more than 2 million sheep were
processed annually at Fort Worth's Stockyards. The
Sheep and Hog Markets were a significant factor in
Fort Worth's development into one of the nation's
largest livestock centers during the 1940s and 1950s.
Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845-1995.
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