North Fort Worth High School - Fort Worth, TX
Posted by: 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
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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