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The Fort Worth Masonic Temple is a Masonic Temple located at 1100 Henderson Street, Fort Worth, Texas. Designed by Wiley G. Clarkson, the Neoclassical /early PWA Art Moderne structure was completed in 1931 and has largely remained unchanged. [2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017 as Masonic Temple.
William King Hale (December 24, 1874 – August 15, 1962) was an American political and crime boss in Osage County, Oklahoma, who was responsible for the most infamous of the Osage Indian murders. He made a fortune through cattle ranching , contract killings , and insurance fraud before his arrest and conviction for murder.
Overton Park. Overton Park is a neighborhood represented by the Overton Park Neighborhood Association (OPNA) www.overtonpark-na.org in Fort Worth, Texas located southwest of city's downtown. The neighborhood is located slightly south of the Clear Fork Branch of the Trinity River. The Overton Park NA currently consists of approximately 1,000 ...
The Masonic Home and School of Texas was a home for widows and orphans in what is now Fort Worth, Texas from 1889 to 2005. The first superintendent was Dr. Frank Rainey of Austin, Texas. [2] Starting in 1913, it had its own school system, the Masonic Home Independent School District. [3][4] Orphan Blake R. Van Leer was the only boy in 1909 ...
76002067 [1] Added to NRHP. June 29, 1976. The Fort Worth Stockyards is a historic district that is located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, north of the central business district. A 98-acre (40 ha) portion encompassing much of the district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District in ...
March 22, 2016. The Will Rogers Memorial Center (WRMC) is a 120-acre (0.49 km 2) American public entertainment, sports and livestock complex located in Fort Worth, Texas. It is named for American humorist and writer Will Rogers. It is a popular location for the hosting of specialized equestrian and livestock shows, including the annual Fort ...
City of Westworth Village. Motto: "The Hidden Jewel of the Metroplex". Location of Westworth Village in Tarrant County, Texas. Coordinates: 32°45′36″N 97°25′26″W / 32.76000°N 97.42389°W / 32.76000; -97.42389. Country. United States.
After the Mexican–American War. In January 1849, U.S. Army General William Jenkins Worth, a veteran of the Mexican–American War, proposed building ten forts to mark and protect the west Texas frontier, situated from Eagle Pass to the confluence of the West Fork and Clear Fork of the Trinity River. Worth died on 7 May 1849 from cholera. [4]