Friday House
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N 32° 43.849 W 097° 04.765
14S E 679969 N 3623077
This marker is on an historic house in Arlington that seems to be the grandest house in the neighborhood.
Waymark Code: WM17WR
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/15/2007
Views: 37
Index Entry: Friday House
Address: 1906 Amber's Circle
City: Arlington
County: Tarrant
Subject Codes: BH
Year Marker Erected: 1999
Designations: Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Marker Size: 18" x 28"
Marker Number: 12206
Marker Text:
In 1923, Marion and Willie Maybelle Friday purchased 112.5 acres including this site on which to build a home and pursue their love of farming. Mr. Friday was a civil engineer who built waterways and sewer systems in Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington and other small Texas cities. The Fridays sold the house in 1937 to the Cox family, who sold it in 1946 to the Young family. The Youngs owned the property for fifty years. An excellent example of a brick foursquare plan, the structure is a hybrid of strong prairie school and classical influences. Prairie school characteristics include the hipped roof, wraparound porch, overhanding eaves and porte cochere with balustrade above. Classical features include the porch columns and broken pediment front entryway.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1999
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