J.P. Elder Middle School - Fort Worth, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 32° 46.951 W 097° 21.425
14S E 653859 N 3628371
A very large two-and-one-half-story school, with raised basement and two full stories.
Waymark Code: WM11E7J
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/06/2019
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Texas Historical Commission Survey Form
"J.P. Elder Middle School, originally called North Side Junior High School, was built in 1927. Renamed for John Peyton Elder, a retired Swift & Co. executive and Board of Education member, the two and a half story structure was designed by Wiley G. Clarkson, an architect known for his school designs in period revival styles.
Construction of the building was completed by Butcher and Sweeney. Polychrome brick and cast-stone trim clad the two stories over a high basement. The U-plan features a central entry bay with a cast stone Tudor arch framed by turret-like piers. A Tudor Revival parapet."