1425 6th Ave – Yard of the Month (October 2017)
Fairmount’s Halloween Yard of the Month is 1425 6th Ave., a 1919 bungalow owned by Bria F. and Jeff M. November marks their first full year as Fairmount homeowners, though they spent some time over on College a year prior. With no prior decorations saved up, this was their first
1425 Fairmount Ave – Yard of the Month (September 2017)
September’s Yard of the Month winners are Kathy and Robert Fain of 1425 Fairmount Ave. The Fains have lived in the home, their tenth in 45 years of marriage, for about one year; in 2018, they will celebrate the home’s centennial. The 1910 Sanborn Fire maps show the 1400 block
1920 Hurley Ave – Yard of the Month (August 2017)
August 2017 Yard of the Month winners are Angela and Ivan DeQuesada of 1920 Hurley Ave. Ivan, a radiologist and Angela, who holds a Masters’ degree in Public Health-Epidemiology, moved to Fairmount from Atlanta in July, 2016. The couple share their home with daughter Charlotte, and a friendly mix of
2100 Washington Ave – Yard of the Month (July 2017)
July’s winners for Yard of the Month are Valerie Mangum and Curtis Heath, who have owned 2100 Washington Ave. for ten years. The home was built in 1920 by H. F. Fulpe, formerly of Tulsa, OK, for $1300; it is single-story, 1200+ square foot Craftsman-style bungalow on a generous corner
1320 S. Adams – Yard of the Month (June 2017)
Susan and Dusty Fillmore, owners of 1320 S. Adams, a two-story, American Foursquare home with some transitional Craftsman features, own June 2017 Yard of the Month. Foursquare homes, popular between 1890 and 1930, often display pleasingly boxy symmetry, 2.5 stories, a “monitor dormer” facing the street, 12-light over single pane
1330 6th Ave – Yard of the Month (May 2017)
Veronica Alaniz Villegas of 1330 6th Avenue is Fairmount’s May winner for Yard of the Month. This recognition marks her 20th anniversary in the home. Veronica recalls moving in during Home Tour, Mother’s Day weekend, 1997. Passersby, seeing the activity and open doors, assumed that the home was open for
1310 W. Allen – Yard of the Month (April 2017)
The Fairmount Community Library, located at 1310 W. Allen, is the winner of April 2017 Yard of the Month. Together with its neighbors and partners, Dreamy Life Records and Arts Fifth Avenue, FCL maintains, figuratively speaking, Fairmount’s communal front yard. They welcome us all to Dreamy Life’s free Friday night concerts, weekly
2232 College Ave – Yard of the Month (March 2017)
Stacy Luecker, owner of , also known as the Grammer-Pierce home, is the winner of Fairmount’s Yard of the Month for March 2017. The home was purchased in 2008 by Stacy and her husband Eric Luecker, both professional photographers, keen historians, and active neighborhood volunteers. While Fairmount mourns the painful,
804 Baltimore Ave. – Yard of the Month (September 2016)
September’s Yard of the Month award winners are Robert and Taylor Duncan of 804 Baltimore Ave. The home, a new construction with historic design features including a wraparound porch and dormer windows, was built in 2014/15. 1910 Sanborn Fire Maps show two single-story homes with front and back enclosed porches
1912 Alston Ave. – Yard of the Month (August 2016)
Fairmount Yard of the Month for August is 1912 Alston, an aptly water-wise landscape with many Southwest native plants. Phil Bordeleau purchased the yellow, two-story home with white trim for the second time in June 2010. He first owned 1912 Alston briefly in 1992, it being one of seven houses he
About our neighborhood
Located in the heart of Fort Worth, Texas lies the largest historic neighborhood in the southwestern United States. Fairmount, with more than one thousand contributing structures, is comprised of mostly bungalow and four square homes from the late 1800s through the early 1920s.
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