Flatiron Building - Fort Worth, TX
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N 32° 45.058 W 097° 19.797
14S E 656455 N 3624913
Inspired by the Flatiron Building in New York City, this Flatiron Building is one of the signature buildings in Fort Worth.
Waymark Code: WM394Y
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/28/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member S5280ft
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Originally designed, by the firm of Sanguinet and Staats, to be ten stories, only seven floors of the Fort Worth Flatiron were built before the budget ran out. Nonetheless, the building is Fort Worth's earliest surviving skyscraper. Designed in the Chicago style, emphasizing verticality, the building is built with steel-frame construction. Dr. Bacon Saunders, a medical pioneer in Fort Worth, built the Flatiron to house his offices and leased space to other physicians. An interesting detail on this Flatiron building is the belt course featuring panther heads.
This information comes from the links provided and from Fort Worth & Tarrant County, an Historical Guide, Carol Roark, ed., TCU Press, 2003
Texas Historical Commission Atlas NRHP listing: link
Street address:
1000 Houston Street
Fort Worth, TX United States
76102

County / Borough / Parish: Tarrant County

Year listed: 1971

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture, Health/Medicine

Periods of significance: 1900-1924

Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Health Care; Medical Business/Office

Current function: Commerce/Trade

Privately owned?: yes

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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