| Begin at Chamber
of Commerce Visitor Center |
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| 1. 401 Fort Worth
Street (c. 1910) (Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
Depot) Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center |
The construction was completed on this structure on November 25,
1910 when the red tile roof was put in place. Typical of the
small town depot, the red pressed brick building features Southwestern
architectural influences. The interior was designed to meet Jim
Crow laws with three waiting rooms segregated by gender and color.
Between the two large waiting rooms are the ticket/telegraph
office and the station master’s office. The last train
left the platform April 1959. The Jim Bozzell Memorial Plaza
and restored AT&SF caboose are located at the north end of
the depot. Texas Historic Landmark |
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| 2. 213 Fort Worth
Street (c. 1932)
(Public Market)
Farmers’ Market |
| Built in 1932 as
a WPA project, this stucco building was once used
as a canning facility, a public farmers market
(1940), and later a commercial produce market. The
smaller building located just to the east was constructed
in 1988 by a local farmers association for use
by its members to sell Parker County produce. |
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| 3. 117 Fort Worth
Street (c. 1914)
(Old Post Office)
District Courts Building |
| Originally built
as a United State Post Office, this Georgian Revival
style building was completed at a cost of approximately
$65,000 at the location of a former wagon yard
and gasoline service station. Its imposing features
include four ionic columns, fan lights over the
windows and doors, quoins on the corners, and an
elaborate cornice topped by a balustrade. Extensive
interior remodeling was completed in 1999 after
the post office relocated in October of 1996. Texas
Historic Landmark |
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| 4. Parker County
Courthouse (c.1886) |
| Built of Parker County
limestone and completed at a cost of $55,555.55,
this Second Empire style courthouse is the focal
point of the Downtown Square. A three story high
center tower, adorned on four sides with clocks
facing the four main highways leading into the
courthouse square, rises majestically above four
convex-curved mansard towers topped by iron roof
railings. A pair of double-wide stairways provides
access to the courtroom located on the second floor.
A first floor inset located at the intersection
of the four entry halls marks the geographical
center of Parker County. The present building is
the fourth courthouse for the county, with the
first a temporary wooden structure and the latter
two ravaged by fire. In recent years, both the
interior and exterior of this historic courthouse
structure have been restored to its original character
and attractiveness. Texas Historic Landmark; National
Register of Historic Places |
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| Around the Historic Square |
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| 5. 101 College Avenue
(c. 1860)
(Blackwell House Hotel)
Quickprint |
| A pink tin façade
was removed in 1988 revealing a Victorian
limestone building which echoed design elements
found in other buildings of the same era around
the square; transom windows, cast iron columns
and a deep cornice. The post office once
occupied the ground floor; the telephone company
was among past second floor tenants. In its earliest
days, it was the site of a “two-dollar” house – a
popular term for a hostelry for stage coach travelers. Known
as the Blackwell House, the two-story hotel was
also the departure location for the army mail coach
and its detail of soldiers who protected the coach
against attacks by Indians or robbers. |
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| 6. 114 Austin Avenue
(c. 1885)
Coffee Cat Café |
| During a 1999 renovation,
many clues were discovered which reveal the varied
past of this two story brick and stone building.
Signatures dating back to 1898 were found inside
walls. Square nails, antique bottles and aged leaded
glass provided hints to the e time of the building’s
construction. The original store front, found in
the basement, was returned to the main entrance
and surrounded by original matching trim. A pressed
tin ceiling and hardwood floors are of special
interest. It is not known when the oversized second
floor windows on the north side were bricked in.
Dated sales tags and records indicate a furniture
store, a dry goods store, a grocery store, a hardware
store and a floor covering company had been located
at this site throughout the years. |
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| 7. 101 North Main
(c. 1885)
(Citizen’s National Bank)
Weatherford National Bank |
| Established in 1882
by pioneer J. R. Couts as the Citizens National
Bank, this endeavor has been a Parker County institution
for 120 years. The dignified two-story cut limestone
building, completed in 1885, features fluted cast
iron Corinthian columns capped by acanthus leaves,
windows hooded by stilted arches and an elaborately
adorned cornice. A cut-corner entrance, typical
of the commercial buildings of this period, is
located on the southeast of the structure. A million
dollar restoration in 1989 returned the building
to its former historical façade. The structure
houses one of the oldest Texas banks west of Dallas.
Texas Historic Landmark |
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| 8. 112 West Dallas
(c. 1889)
(J. M. Venable Grocery & Feed Company)
The Hub Clothiers (1966-2003) |
| At one time, the
original J. M. Venable Grocery and Feed Company
building featured a cut-corner entrance. The first
floor storefront features large glass display windows
and pencil columns while the second floor exhibits
an Italianate Victorian style. The building was
used for the sale of general dry goods and ready-to-wear
since the 1940’s. Antiques on the Square
opened here in 2003.
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| 9. 112 Houston (c.
1902)
(Pythian Lodge "Castle Hall”)
Bennett’s Office Supply |
| This magnificent
building was built by the Knights of Pythias when
they erected a one-story building in 1902 that
was rented for commercial use. A second floor was
added in 1913 to serve as a permanent lodge meeting
hall for the Knights. Architectural plans by C.
W. Camp included a cove for a life-sized knight
in armor fashioned from metal. The knight’s
shield bears the letters “F” for Friendship, “B” for
Benevolence and “C” for Charity. A
miniature castle, later removed, was placed on
a circular tower on the south corner of the brick
front. |
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| 10. 118 Houston (c.
1879)
(Old Franco-Texas Land Company Building.) |
| One of the older
buildings on the square, it is most likely the
first commercial building to use brick for a store
front The building housed the Franco-Texas Land
Company, a French company trying to bring settlers
to Texas. Samuel W. T. Lanham, who later became
Governor of Texas, practiced law on the second
floor. Henry Warren, owner of the building from
1881-1887, was president of 1st National Bank,
treasurer and manager of Franco-Texas Land Company,
and was heavily involved in getting the railroad
and streetcars operating in Weatherford. |
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| 11. 113 West Church
(c. 1919)
(Old Tucker Building)
Colonial Art Shoppe |
| W. J. tucker opened
a hardware business around 1868 in a wood frame
building on this site. Later, a red brick structure
with a cut-corner drive-thru was constructed for
the convenience of the customers who purchased
gasoline at John Gladish’s filling station.
The building has also been used as a car agency,
tire store, C. B. radio shop, storage for county
records and, at present, an art supply and gift
shop. Mr. Tucker built an adjoining building to
the east which has been rented as an ice cream
parlor, a gift shop, beauty shop, carpet and flooring
business and, at one time for a period of 20 years,
the Creamland Café. The initial “T” for
Tucker can be seen in the brick cornices on the
north and west sides of the corner building. |
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| 12. 101 West Church
(c. 1900)
(Old Pharmacy & Drug Store)
Downtown Cafe |
| Originally used as
a pharmacy, this one story brick building has a
full basement and a skylight toward the rear of
the space. Pieces of the original soda fountain
equipment were discovered in the basement during
a cleanup effort in 2001. The awning was added
in 1940 and the interior was restored in 1988.
The exterior east wall features a mural completed
in 2002 promoting the annual Parker County Peach
Festival which is held the second Saturday of each
July. |
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| 13. 100-108 East
Church (1885/1912)
(Hill Building) |
| The “V” shaped
building is a beautiful example of Victorian Italianate
style. The cast iron façade trim, carved
cornices, wood transoms and a pressed tin street
canopy are all typical features of this era. Crowning
the cut-corner entry is a vertical pediment stamped
with the name of the building’s former owner, “Hill” and
the date of establishment, “1912”.
Long before leaving her hometown and achieving
fame as a Broadway star, Mary Martin selected an
upstairs room in the Hill Building as the site
for one of her dance studios. |
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| 14.115 College Avenue
(1883)
(Cotton-Bratton Furniture)
Cotton-Bratton Furniture & Funeral Chapel |
| A furniture business
has been conducted at this site continuously since
1883 by members of the Cotton family. The cut limestone
used for the façade of the two-story Victorian
style building was quarried in Parker County. The
three-bay commercial façade includes a Deco-styled
funeral chapel. Tin garlands of snowdrop flowers,
symbols of consolation and hope, arch the center
diamond of each lead glass window on the west and
south sides of the building. Arched metal awnings
and wooden screened doors add to the sense of tradition
created by the façade. |
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| Proceed North on
Main |
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| 15. 120 North Main
(c. 1890)
(Coleman & Lysaght Grocers)
Carter-Ivy Hardware |
| Built by Eddleman & Davis,
this building once housed commercial grocer Coleman & Lysaght
and the hardware business of J. R. Lewis, whose
residence still stands at 904 S. Main Street. Ravaged
by fire in 1902, the site was purchased by W. S.
Carter and has been operated by the Carter family
as Carter-Ivy Hardware ever since. This typical
late Victorian commercial building has cut stone
trim, cast iron columns and a street canopy. Studebaker
Wagons were assembled upstairs and brought down
by the enormous elevator which still exists. This
family run business retains much of the old fashioned
interior |
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| 16. 208 North Main
(c. 1895)
(Freear Furniture & Undertakers)
Ed Malone Professional Building |
| Railroad service
to Weatherford provided a new option in commercial
construction – iron clad facades. Decorative
and strong, iron posts, as seen in this storefront,
supported large glass display windows. Freear Furniture
and Undertakers was an early occupant of this structure
built by W. E. Tate. For seven decades, the building
hosted a hardware business, Brown-Milburn Hardware,
then its successors Milburn Hardware and Malone
Hardware. The structure was renovated in 2000 for
offices which feature original wood floors. |
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| 17. 220 N. Main
(c. 1880)
(Old Wagon Yard Location)
Spark’s Antiques |
| Once part of an open
entrance to the Farmers Wagon Yard, this quaint
stone building first appeared on local maps in
1889. Early commercial uses include mattress making,
harnesses, Irvine’s Bakery, and the Wide
Awake Café. By 1943, the building had been
extended to the east, nearly doubling its size. |
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| 18. 300 North Main
(c. 1889)
(Hartnett & Starr Grocers)
C. D. Hartnett & Company |
| This impressive stone
structure has always housed wholesale grocer, C.
D. Hartnett & Co., or its affiliate. A railroad
spur once served the south side of the building.
Arriving from Whitesboro in 1880, Hartnett partnered
with A. F. Starr in a retail and wholesale grocery
bearing Starr’s name. Starr retired in 1890
and the business became C. D. Hartnett & Company.
Mr. Hartnett became president of First National
Bank in 1894, but returned to the grocery business
for good in 1904 and formed the corporation C.
D. Hartnett & Company. Hartnett family members
are still affiliated with the firm. Ionic columns
manufactured in St. Louis, Missouri line the west
entrance of the building. Architectural interests
include two differently styled corner quoins on
the first and second floors. Arched windows run
the length of the south and east walls of the stone
building. |
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| 19. 303 North Main
(c. 1889)
(Freeman Building)
Wholy Grounds Coffee Shop/Olive Branch
Bible Bookstore |
| The Freeman Building,
restored in 2001, was on the verge of collapse
when it was rescued. This vintage building was
gutted, its brick and stone walls reinforced with
steel, and its roof raised to accommodate a full
height mezzanine floor. A new hand-painted tin
ceiling, pressed from period molds, accents the
interior. The storefront double doors and transom
windows are original features. Bone fragments discovered
under the rotting wood floors, hinted its early
use as a meat market |
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| 20. 310 North Main
(c. 1889)
(Kirksey House Hotel) Merritt Feed |
| Merritt Feed occupies
two buildings both dating to the late 1880’s.
An 1889 map shows the two story structure as a
commercial hotel, long called the Kirksey House.
The single story building to the south was under
construction. By 1905, the Weatherford Bottling
Works occupied the single story edifice where it
produced soda water, flavoring extracts, syrups,
cider, mineral waters, and wash bluing. By 1943,
the bottling works had expanded to include the
former hotel and was now bottling Coca-Cola. Following
the closure of the bottling works, Weatherford
Battery & Electric was housed at this location
for a short period of time just prior to the establishment
of Merritt Feed on January 2, 1969. |
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| 21. 319 North Main
(c. 1883)
(Barnett & McKenzie Boarding House)
Dillard Feed & Seed |
| Two buildings comprise
the current Dillard Feed and Seed Store. Earliest
uses on the site served the passengers of the nearby
train depots and offered sleeping rooms, a restaurant,
and a saloon. The south building is the oldest
and dates to at least 1883. This two story brick
structure still bears the initials of its first
owners, Barnett and McKenzie, who operated it as
a boarding house. By 1905, the south building had
been converted to warehouse space and the substantial
stone building on the north had been constructed
to house the Webster, Hill & Baker wholesale
grocery. Built parallel to the railroad tracks,
the dock on the north side at one time was served
by a railroad siding. From the 1940’s through
the 1960’s, the site housed the J. R. Fleming
Produce Co., processor of pecans and peanuts. The
Dillard family has operated their feed and seed
business at this location since 1970. |
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| 22. Water Street
at North Main (1879)
(Texas & Pacific Railroad Station)
Peacock Feed & Supply |
| Weatherford’s
population and economy improved during the late
1800’s due largely to the construction of
three railroads. Handbills distributed throughout
the city advertised the Barbecue and Ball celebration
held in June, 1880, in honor of the arrival of
the first passenger train into Weatherford over
the T & P Rail. Dignitaries of the Knights
of Pythias arrived at this station in 1905 to view
a possible site for the national Orphans and Widows
Home. The mayor declared a citywide holiday and
the arrivals were met with great fanfare by most
of the townspeople. The station tower is a prominent
feature of the once bustling building. |
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| Turn Right at Front Street |
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| 23. Front Street
(c. 1850)
Old City Greenwood Cemetery |
| This was the only
in-town cemetery until the early 1900’s.
The City Commission directed burial plots be laid
out in 1863. Plots sold for $10 each or fifty cents
per foot. After three years of fundraising efforts,
by the Parker County Heritage Society, new iron
gates and fencing were erected around the cemetery
and dedicated on May 13, 1997. This is the final
resting place for many notables such as Oliver
Loving, Bose Ikard, Douglas Chandor and Mary Martin. |
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TURN LEFT AT NORTH MAIN
TURN RIGHT AT
SPRING STREET |
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| 24. 133 North Waco
(c. 1860)
(Profitt-Donoho House) |
| A good example of
early Texas architecture, this small house is one
of the oldest remaining brick structures in Weatherford.
The bricks were made by hand and sun dried. This
Greek Revival style home was built shortly after
the Civil War by an early real estate developer,
J. W. Profitt, and later purchased by Civil War
veteran, Colonel W. P. Donoho. The rear room was
added in 1980. |
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| 25. 402 West Spring
(c. 1881)
(R. W. Kindel Home) |
| This Second Empire
French (Neo-Renaissance) style home is constructed
of hand-quarried native stone. It features a mansard
roof of copper, a corner tower, square porch columns,
deeply recessed windows and twenty inch thick stone
walls. The house has the original dirt-floor cellar
with coal chute. A coal furnace is dated 1876 and
marked in red paint, “R. W. Kindel”.
A local druggist for sixty years, a civic leader,
and the original owner of the house, Kindel proved
to be instrumental in bringing electricity to Weatherford.
Texas Historic Landmark |
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| 26. 414 West Spring
(c. 1902)
(George C. Poston Home) |
| This two-story Queen
Anne style home was built by George C. Poston of
the Baker-Poston Dry Goods Company and features
six gables. This house is also the former home
of Conrad F. Russell, a former mayor of Weatherford. |
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TURN LEFT AT
BOWIE STREET
TURN LEFT AT PALO PINTO |
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| 27. 1105 Palo Pinto
(c. 1896)
(C. D. Hartnett Home)
Angel’s Nest Bed & Breakfast Inn |
| This home was originally
built by the Hartnett family and became known as “Denver” to
the guests who were invited to escape the sweltering
summer heat. Located high on a hill, the 10,000
plus square foot, four-story mansion features a
turret reaching from the first to the third floor
a wrap-around porch, a wine and root cellar, and
four sets of ten-foot tall pocket doors comprising
the largest extant passage in Weatherford. C. D.
Hartnett was the founder of the C. D. Hartnett
Company, a wholesale grocery company, still in
business and headquartered at 300 North Main Street. |
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| TURN RIGHT
AT LAMAR |
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| 28. 210 South Lamar
(c. 1908)
(George Poston Home) |
| This home was built
in Greek Revival style by George Poston, a partner
in Baker-Poston Dry Goods Company. This home features
a classic fan-lighted doorway and widow’s
walk on the roof.
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| 29. 414 West Columbia
(c. 1896) (Jackly-Alexander Home) |
| This asymmetrical
Victorian home has Greek Revival influences. It
was originally built by R. L. Jackly in 1896. The
second story was added in 1906 when D. M Alexander,
a State Senator and District Judge, purchased the
home and made renovations to accommodate family
needs. |
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| 30. 304 South Lamar
(c. 1890) (J. Baker Home) |
| Built by J. Baker,
a partner in Baker-Poston Dry Goods Company, the
home has many Queen Anne features; unique to the
house is the two-story tower with its witch’s
hat. The porch wraps around two sides of
the house but the columns are more Greek Revival
than Queen Anne in style. |
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| 31. 310 South Lamar
(c. 1891)
(J. T. Moore Home) |
| A Queen Anne Victorian
gingerbread style house was originally built for
the J. T. Moore family. A unique remaining feature
in the home is a pool table! Due to a narrow hallway
leading into one of the main rooms, a Brunswick
pool table was built in place and has remained
a steady fixture since 1929. |
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| 32. 316 South Lamar
(c. 1890)
(W. S. Fant Home) |
| Built by W. S. Fant,
a local banker, this house is typical of the homes
that were built along the southern coast of the
United States. It features a raised front porch
with balanced columns and is Greek Revival in style. |
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| 33. 414 West Lee
(1893)
Baker/Martin Home |
| Originally built
by J. D. Baker of the Baker Poston Dry Goods Company,
Broadway star, Mary Martin, was born in this house
in 1913. The second story was added in 1907 when
Mary’s father, Preston Martin, bought the
house. Notice the large sun porch on the second
floor over the Porte cache. The Martin’s
sold this property in 1924 when they moved to 314
West Oak. |
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| 34. 410 West Lee
(c. 1892)
(Hass Home) |
| Mr. Haas, a dry goods
merchant, built this home in 1892. His family was
one of the first to enjoy the luxuries of electricity
in the city of Weatherford. Lee street was given
extra width to allow a horse and buggy to turn
around safely; it became known as Merchants Row
during the 1800’s because of the many merchants
who owned homes in the area. |
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| 35. 402 West Lee
(C. 1900)
(Hemphill-Fant Home) |
| Built by William
Hemphill, part owner of the Hemphill-Wells Dry
Goods Company, this home was later purchased by
W. S. Fant, President of First National Bank. The
home features original stained glass windows as
well as a second story balcony. |
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TURN LEFT ON
DAVIS
TURN RIGHT ON OAK |
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| 36. 314 West Oak
(c. 1918)
(Davis-Martin Home) |
| Originally built
for Will Davis, a Weatherford banker, the home
was later purchased in 1924 by Preston Martin,
father of famous Broadway star, Mary Martin. This
was the childhood home of Broadway star Mary Martin
and also her son, Larry Hagman, at a later date.
The exterior of this home has Italian and American
influences and is constructed of cast concrete
with thirteen inch thick walls. Legend has it that
Mary hid her diary in a planter box out of the
second floor window of her bedroom. |
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| 37. 311 West Oak
(c. 1874)
(Sullivan-Bell Home) |
| Begun in 1874 by
D. O. Sullivan, postmaster of Weatherford, this
home was purchased by the R. F. Bell family and
expanded in 1894. The second story was added by
the Sam Woody family in 1905. Features include
a large wrap-around porch and sconces that run
around the middle of the house; these were once
located under the eaves of the roof when it was
a one-story home. |
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| 38. 211 West Oak
(c. 1870)
(Zacharias-Barthold Home) |
| Begun as a one-story
home by Sigmund Zechariah, a dry goods merchant,
the Charles Barthold family purchased the property
in 1887 and remodeled it in 1900 with the addition
of a second story. |
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| 39. 202 West Oak
(C. 1897)
(Lowe-Wright Home) |
| This Queen Anne Victorian
with wrap around porch was the boyhood home of
former Speaker of the House, Jim Wright, who distinguished
himself as Weatherford’s youngest mayor,
a U. S. Congressman, House Majority Leader and
Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives from
1987–1989. Wright’s father bought the
home in 1939 from Robert P. Lowe, President of
a hardware and implement business located on the
Courthouse square. |
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| TURN RIGHT
ON SOUTH WACO |
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| 40. 202 South Waco
(c. 1867)
(Woolfolk-McCall Home) |
| The second oldest
brick home in Weatherford, this house was constructed
of sun-dried brick made on the building site. Originally
a two-room dogtrot style, it was later enlarged
with 20 inch thick rock and plaster walls. Attorney
Joseph Woolfolk, original owner of the home, was
known for his defense of Indian Chiefs Santana
and Big Tree who were charged with a wagon train
massacre in 1871. Another attorney, George A. McCall,
purchased the home in 1879 and greatly enlarged
it. McCall family descendants lived here for about
100 years. |
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| 41. 208 South Waco
(c. 1897)
(Dr. William Campbell Home) |
| Built by physician,
William Campbell, for whom Campbell Memorial Hospital
was named, Campbell sold this home when he purchased
the house at 201 West Rentz. The house features
a gingerbread front porch and a Queen Anne style
door containing colored glass inserts that are
thought to be original to the home. |
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| 42. 502 South Waco
(c. 1890-95)
(Switzer Home) |
| Built by D. Switzer,
President of Weatherford College, this home was
originally Victorian in style but was eventually
remodeled to reflect its current style. Notice
the large windows and decorative trim under the
eaves of the house. |
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| 43. 606 South Waco
(c. 1918)
(Elmer and Ina Kuteman-Hill Home) |
| This one-and-a-half
story airplane bungalow features a wide front porch,
wide overhanging eaves and a stucco finish. The
home of Elmer and his wife Ina Kuteman Hill, prior
to her divorce and subsequent marriage to Douglas
Chandor, the internationally acclaimed English
portraitist, who built the popular local gardens
known as Chandor Gardens. |
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| 44. 802 South Waco
(c. 1892)
(Oscar Barthold Home) |
| Built by Oscar Barthold,
a local florist, this house is transitional in
style. The roof line is Victorian; the front porch
is Greek Revival. |
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| 45. 811 South Waco
(c. 1901)
(Emmett W. Hatcher Home) |
| This late two story
Victorian home features very sharp roof angles
defining a pyramidal style of architecture. The
home was built by Emmett W. Hatcher, a dry goods
and drug store merchant who offered the first home
delivery service in Weatherford. The frame structure
has many of the notable features of this period
including a wrap around porch, unusual second floor
balconies, hard pine flooring, first floor twelve-foot
ceilings, pocket doors, door transoms and original
carved moldings. It was featured in the Spring
1987 issue of Victorian Homes Magazine. |
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| 46. 814 South Waco
(c. 1890)
(R. B. Hood Home) |
| Originally built
as a one-story home by an unknown owner, this property
was purchased in 1909 by R. B. Hood, a local attorney.
The second story was soon added, in 1910, and the
stained glass windows removed from the lower floor
to the second. |
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| 47. 906 S. Waco (c.
1889)
(Major B. G. Bidwell Home) |
| This home was built
by b. G. Bidwell, a Civil War Veteran, who came
to Weatherford as an attorney for the Texas and
Pacific Railroad. The house was originally located
in the 300 block of West Oak but moved to this
location in 1916 then remodeled to its present
Greek Revival appearance. |
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TURN RIGHT
ON RUSSELL STREET
TURN RIGHT ON ALAMO STREET |
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| 48. 824 South Alamo
(c. 1909)
(J. H. White Home) |
| Completed in 1909
by J. H. White, of White’s Funeral Home,
this Queen Ann Victorian style home features a
hipped roof with cross gables. |
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| 49. 804 South Alamo
(c. 1898)
(Gordon-Rummage Home) |
| A Victorian style
home, built in 1898, by M. S. Gordon, this home
was very similar to the one he also constructed
next door. It was modified into a two-story Greek
Revival style in 1915 by merchant J. W. Rummage
whose family resided there until 1940. Was once
a Bed & Breakfast Inn. |
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| 50. 307 Couts Street
(c. 1893)
(Edwin Barthold Home) |
| Built in Queen Anne
style, by Edwin Barthold, this home has lost much
of its original gingerbread trim through the years.
The porch was originally two stories and wrapped
around the north side of the home. The lot at one
time extended to Alamo Street. Two generations
of the Barthold family lived here before the property
was sold. |
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| 51. 604 South Alamo
(c. 1872)(Governor S. W. Latham Home)Governor’s Mansion Bed & Breakfast
Inn. |
| Built by S. W. Lanham,
this house has been enlarged many times. Lanham
was a school teacher who became an attorney and
legislator. Elected to the U. S. Congress, he served
the West Texas district for about 18 years before
being elected Governor of Texas in 1902. He retired
from government service about 1906 and lived in
Weatherford until his death in 1909. |
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SIMMONS |
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| 52. 508 Davis (c.
1899)
(George White Home) |
| This two-story red
brick Victorian style home was built for George
White, banker, cattleman and land developer. The
home, built from plans ordered through a catalogue,
is the only brick Victorian home in Weatherford.
It has four floors including a basement and finished
attic. The exterior features outstanding gingerbread
trim work and an iron fence surrounding the corner
lot on which the home sits. The coach house had
room for a horse stall and three carriages with
servant quarters above. A pond, gazebo, and garden
in a grove of large oak trees were part of an early
campground. |
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| 53. 602 Davis (c.
1880)
(Alex Rawlins Home |
| The original house
was built prior to its being purchased by Alex
and Annie Rawlins in 1885. The home was enlarged
in 1889 and remodeled into its present Art Deco
style in 1922. Alex Rawlins, an English born stonecutter,
opened the Weatherford Marble Works in 1887, and
it continues to operate as Alex Rawlins & Sons
Monument Company in downtown Weatherford. |
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| 54. 402 West Simmons
(c. 1899)
(Mrs. F. W. Tandy Home) |
| This one-story home
was built by Mrs. Tandy, widow of G. A. Tandy.
The Tandy’s moved to Weatherford in 1872
and Mr. Tandy served on City Council in 1877. Mrs.
Tandy remained in this home until her death in
1926. |
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| 55. 401 West Simmons
(c. 1896)
(S. R. Williams Home) |
| This one-story Cypress
home was built in the Queen Anne style with some
Eastlake influence for the Williams family. Notice
the scroll work and decorative shingle designs
on the front of the house. |
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| 56. 710 West Simmons
(c. 1936)
(White Shadows Gardens)
Chandor Gardens |
| Four acres of formal
gardens created by Douglas Chandor, internationally
acclaimed English portraitist whose subjects included
Queen Elizabeth II, Winston Churchill, Franklin
and Eleanor Roosevelt and the Duke of Windsor.
Douglas and Ina Kuteman Hill, a hometown girl,
were married in Weatherford in 1936. The magnificent “rooms” of
the gardens feature an English lawn bowling green,
a moon gate protected by ceramic dragons, a spiraling
pergola encircling a brick courtyard, Ming dragons
casting water 20 feet above a blue lagoon, a Chinese
junket hewn from solid rock, and a 40 foot waterfall
with locally imported stones weighing up to 15
tons. Chandor named his greatest masterpiece “White
Shadows” but, following his death in 1954,
Ina renamed them to honor her husband’s legacy
and opened them for public viewing until her death.
Call 817.613.1700 for further information. Public
entrance to gardens located at 711 West Lee. Entrance
fee. |
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| 57. 808 South Lamar
(c. 1897)
(W. E. Tate Home) St. Botolph Bed & Breakfast Inn |
| This classic 5,500
square foot Queen Anne style home was built by
W. E. Tate, a local mercantile merchant. The home
retains much of the outstanding characteristics
of its day including a wrap-around gingerbread
porch, a two-story tower, an upstairs ballroom
with a twenty-foot high domed ceiling, ten-foot
tall sliding pocket doors, Tudor style wainscoting,
elaborate interior woodwork, ornate fretwork and
transoms, a 100 year old staircase and an original
windmill well house. It has been repainted as a “Victorian
Painted lady” in twelve historic colors. |
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CONTINUE SOUTH ON LAMAR
TURN LEFT ON RUSSELL STREET
TURN LEFT ON SOUTH MAIN
TURN RIGHT ON EAST OAK |
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| 58. 131 East Oak
(c. 1922)(Joshua Soul Smith Home |
| This Georgian Revival
was built by Mrs. T. C. Hall for her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Joshua Soul Smith. The red brick home
features custom stone columns on the front. The
patterns used in the brick around the windows are
of special interest. |
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| 59. 209 East Oak
(c. 1874)
(T. Billington Home) |
| Although built originally
in more of a Victorian style, this house has been
remodeled over the years and was changed to its
present Prairie style after being purchased by
W. R. Woodhouse in 1916. The home was a wedding
gift for his daughter, Martha Edna Woodhouse, who
married Eugene Martin, an uncle of Mary Martin.
Martha continued to live in this house until her
death in 1952. |
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| 60. 309 East Oak
(c. 1890)
(C. W. Sadler Home) |
| This is a good example
of how a house can change over the years. The original
house was built during the latter part of the 19th
century and consisted of only three rooms. The
floors under these rooms are supported by hand
hewn oak stretchers. The exterior native sandstone
and limestone was added in the 1940’s and
50’s. During a repair to a window in one
of the additions, the following hand written message
was found on one of the window sills: “This
built 10-23-1934, C. W. Sadler. When and why did
you tear it out?” |
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TURN RIGHT
ON RUSK STREET
TURN RIGHT ON LEE STREET |
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| 61. 313 East Lee
(c. 1880)
(R. K Phillips Home) |
| This Queen Anne Victorian
style home was thought to have been built in the
1880’s. R. K. Phillips, founder of the Weatherford
Democrat, lived here. The original gingerbread
was removed during remodeling in the 1950’s
and the present gingerbread is a recent addition.
Note the cypress siding and bay window. |
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| 62. 207 East Lee
(c. 1883)
(W. D. Taylor Home) |
| This one-story asymmetrical
home was built by W. D. Taylor and the original
house had cypress siding. The pink brick and columns
were added when the house was remodeled in 1934
and again in 1953. |
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| 63. 202 East Lee
(c. 1870)
(John R. MacKenzie Home) |
| This home was built
by Dr. John R. MacKenzie, a Civil War veteran,
prisoner of war, and mayor of Weatherford. After
John’s death, his nephew, Dr. Bill MacKenzie,
continued to practice medicine at this location
until his death in 1935. Weatherford College eventually
purchased the home and used it as a boys’ dormitory.
The house may incorporate portions of the earlier
home which was built in the 1870’s. The Greek
Revival style, with Queen Anne influences, features
a native limestone foundation and cypress siding.
The two chimneys accommodate four fireplaces. |
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END OF RESIDENTIAL TOUR
TURN RIGHT AT
SOUTH MAIN |
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| Historic Downtown Churches |
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| 64. 301 South Main
(c. 1888-91)
(Methodist Episcopal Church)
First United Methodist Church |
| Designed by Weatherford
architect, George Godfrey, this English Victorian
Gothic building has never been changed since its
completion in 1891 and its dedication in 1893.
Built of Parker County limestone, windows and doorways
feature lancet arches and the bell tower is Norman-English
in style. The stained glass windows on the west
side of the building are of special interest. An
outstanding feature of the interior is the 55 foot
high beaded ceiling in a tongue-in-groove herringbone
pattern. On the south side is a garden featuring
plants mentioned in the Bible. The family life
center, completed in 2000, mirrors the use of local
quarried limestone and lancet arched windows in
the main sanctuary. Along the east wall of the
family life center, stained glass windows showcase
a garden of colorful butterflies, birds and flowers.
Texas Historic Landmark |
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| 65. 211 South Main
(c. 1903)
St. Stephens Catholic Church |
| A mixture of Queen
Anne and Victorian gothic architecture, the red
brick church building was erected in 1903, replacing
an earlier building which was destroyed by fire
in 1882. Edward Overbeck, a Dallas architect, designed
the rectory which was added in 1923. A basement
was hand dug by parishioners at the time the rectory
was constructed. Douglas Chandor, famous English
portraitist, assisted in 1951 with the redecoration
of the interior of the building. A unique brick
and wood bell tower, a decorative stone frieze
and an array of stained glass windows are of special
exterior interest. |
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| 66. 201 South Main
(c. 1886/1904)
(Christian Chapel)
South Main Church of Christ |
| Built as the Christian
Chapel, this location originally housed a plank
structure erected in 1886. It was replaced in 1904
by this Romanesque Revival building constructed
of local sandstone, now forms the northwest corner
of a complex. Architectural interests include a
corner tower with unusual cupola treatment, stone
pilasters and arched windows encasing oyster shell
stained glass. Brick additions were made in 1954
and again in 1985 by the present Church of Christ
congregation. |
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OAK STREET |
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| 67. 200 South Main
(c. 1896)
(First Presbyterian Church) |
| This multi-dormered
building was constructed of Parker County sandstone
in the popular Queen Anne Victorian style. Designed
by Los Angeles architect, L. B. Volk, and completed
in 1896, its “Akron” floor plan allows
flexibility in seating and good sight lines from
the pulpit. The educational building, located to
the west, was built in 1949 of similar stone. The
statuesque steeple was lowered after repeatedly
being struck by lightning. The Presbyterians moved
into a new building in 1974 and after standing
vacant for several years, the building was briefly
used for religious purposes by another group Renewed
community interest in 2002 has prompted future
plans for restoration of the building. Under new
ownership, the roof has been replaced and plans
are being made to restore the structure to its
original attractiveness. |
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| 68. 112 West Oak
(c. 1894)
(First Christian Church) |
| This gothic two-story
building was the home of the First Christian Church
for 70 years, and then became a meeting place for
the Mormons. Architectural features include arched
windows with stained and leaded glass, an interior
beaded ceiling and patterned metal covering on
the upper story. In the 1960’s, the top of
the bell tower was destroyed by lightening. The
Mormons moved to a new location and the building
became the Parker County Museum and Trading Post
in 1982. |
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| TURN RIGHT
ON SOUTH WACO |
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| 69. 121 South Waco
(c. 1923)
(All Saints Episcopal Church) |
| This country Gothic
red brick building was the site of the 1934 marriage
of Douglas Chandor, British portraitist, and local
girl, Ina Kuteman Hill. A noteworthy architectural
feature is the screen that separates the chancel
from the sanctuary. Richly colored stained glass
windows illuminate all four sides of the small
but intimate church interior. Of special interest
are the majestic lancet west window, the Good Shepherd
east window and the four floral memorials in the
Mary Chapel. |
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TURN RIGHT AT PALO PINTO
RETURN TO SQUARE |
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| 70. Old City Hall & Fire
Station (c. 1933)
119 Palo Pinto Street |
| The cornerstone of
a new city hall and fire station building was laid
in 1911. The building was condemned in 1928 due
to a faulty foundation. The 1933 Art-Deco red brick
building features vertical corbelled pilasters,
stone coping and stone inserts. Fire, police and
city administrative departments moved to new quarters
located at 303 Palo Pinto in 1986. After a 1988
facelift, this city landmark once again houses
numerous city offices while the old fire bays have
been given new life as an art gallery and classrooms.
Texas Historic Landmark |
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