F. W. Woolworth Building (Fort Worth, Texas)
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F.W. Woolworth Building | |
Location | 501 Houston St., Fort Worth, Texas |
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Coordinates | 32°45′12″N 97°19′52″W / 32.75333°N 97.33111°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1925 |
Architect | Wiley G. Clarkson, James T. Taylor |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 94001359[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 25, 1994 |
The F.W. Woolworth Building is a historic department store building located in Sundance Square section of downtown Fort Worth, Texas. The building served as a retail location for the F. W. Woolworth Company from 1926 to 1990. It now houses other tenants including a JoS. A. Bank Clothiers store.
Designed by Wiley G. Clarkson and James T. Taylor to be ten stories tall, the limestone and concrete structure was only built as a three-story building. The Classical Revival building includes an elaborate frieze. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- National Register of Historic Places TEXAS - Tarrant County
- National Register of Historic Places Research Page
- Architecture in Fort Worth: Woolworth Building
- "F. W. Woolworth Building". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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- Commercial buildings completed in 1926
- Buildings and structures in Fort Worth, Texas
- National Register of Historic Places in Fort Worth, Texas
- Department stores on the National Register of Historic Places
- F. W. Woolworth Company buildings and structures
- Neoclassical architecture in Texas
- Economy of Fort Worth, Texas
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas