William G. Newby Memorial Building
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N 32° 44.317 W 097° 20.394
14S E 655544 N 3623529
This medallion and plate marker is attached to the front of the building, on the far right, between a window and the corner. The building itself is part of the Woman's Club of Fort Worth, and faces Pennsylvania Avenue.
Waymark Code: WM18439
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/26/2023
Views: 2
Marker erected by the Texas State Historical Committee
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Atlas Number 5507014114
Marker Title W. G. Newby Memorial Building
Index Entry Newby, W.G., Memorial Building
City Fort Worth
County Tarrant
Marker Year 1967
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Yes
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size RTHL medallion and plate
Marker Number: 14114
Marker Text:
Herman Frerichs, a cotton exporter from Bremen, Germany, built this house in 1910-1911. He and his family were on vacation in Germany at the outbreak of World War I in 1914 and were not allowed to return to the United States. The U. S. Government seized the house under the Alien Property Act and held it until the end of the war. Frerichs sold the property to Mrs. William G. Newby in 1923. She gave it to the Fort Worth Woman's Club in memory of her husband.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967
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