North Fort Worth High School - Fort Worth, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 32° 46.857 W 097° 21.399
14S E 653901 N 3628198
It is used as an annex of the JP Elder Middle School next door.
Waymark Code: WM11E75
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/06/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member iconions
Views: 5

NRP Nomination Form

"The North Fort Worth High School (NFWHS) is a 3-story load-bearing masonry and concrete buUding facing south at 600 Park Street. The Prairie School influenced building follows an "H" plan with an auditorium nested in the south opening and a gymnasium in the north opening of the "H". The building has a brick exterior with cast stone and terra cotta trim, wood double hung paned windows and a flat roof. The cast stone and orange terra cotta trim express the strong horizontal and vertical massing lines characteristic of the Prairie School style. The balance of the elevations consist of blended red brick. The school building, retaining wadls (structure), stairs (structure), and fountain (structure) are Contributing elements on the site."

Street address:
600 Park St.
Fort Worth , TX USA


County / Borough / Parish: Tarrant County

Year listed: 1995

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event

Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Historic function: Education

Current function: Education

Privately owned?: no

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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