FNA board positions to be filled by membership vote Aug. 23
The Fairmount Neighborhood Association has four board positions open which will be filled through vote of the membership on Tuesday, Aug. 23. If you live in Fairmount and would be interested in running for any of the available positions, please contact Steve Halliday at rdsxrool@sbcglobal.net or Patricia Bradley at president@historicfairmount.com
FNA board positions open, candidates discuss qualifications
The Fairmount Neighborhood Association board has a few positions open that will be filled via vote of the membership at the upcoming General Meeting on Tuesday, August 23. The open positions are for Communications, Finance, Preservation and Safety. You can learn a little more about each candidate and their background
General meeting and FNA elections to be held Aug. 23
Join us for the monthly general meeting at The Bastion, 2100 Hemphill, Tuesday, August 23 at 7 p.m. Murray Miller, new HP Officer for Fort Worth, will be our guest speaker at the meeting. Don’t miss this great chance to meet him! Also, we will be electing a few new
Join us for our August social at WineHaus
Join us Friday, August 19 for this month’s Fairmount Social (6:30-8:30) upstairs at the cool (both hip AND air-conditioned!) WineHaus – 1628 Park Place Ave. Current Fairmount Neighborhood Association members will receive a ticket for a free glass of wine or beer. Prospective FNA members may join at a pro-rated
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
July 2016 – General Meeting Minutes
Fairmount National Historic District General Meeting July 26, 2016 Meeting Called to Order by Pat Bradley – 7:00 p.m. Introduction of New Members – two new member households: Matt & Ashley on 5th; Ashley on Lipscomb. Welcome! AGENDA Neighborhood Police Officer Update – Sergio Guadarrama (FTW NPO OF THE YEAR!)
Fairmount Community Library expands offerings
by Sara Karashin Since its reopening in 2015, the Fairmount Community Library’s unofficial motto has been “More Than Just Books” and that statement has never been more true than it is now. While the lounge has just been updated with new bookshelves and the card cataloguing process continues with new
July 2016 – Board Meeting Minutes
FNA Board Minutes July 5, 2016; 7:00 pm Attending: Carrie Carter, Membership; Kim Worley, Administration; Martin Dahl, Preservation; David Thrapp, Infrastructure; Geri Cotton, Public Safety; Melanie Dotzour, Finance; Stacy Lueker, Communications; Pat Bradley, President Ex Officio Board: Mickey Bradley; Fred Harper Directors’ Reports Historic Preservation – Martin Dahl Spoke at
1707 Washington Ave. – Yard of the Month (July 2016)
Sarah Montgomery’s 1929 Craftsman Bungalow, 1707 Washington Ave, has been selected for Fairmount’s Yard of the Month for July 2016. Sarah bought the 1929 home in October 2015. It was previously owned by Ruby D. Porter for much of the 20th century, and by Barbara Herrera-Rodriguez for the past 20
2259 Alston Ave. – Yard of the Month (June 2016)
Brooke and Tom Blankenship’s Craftsman Bungalow, 2259 Alston Ave has been selected for Fairmount’s Yard of the Month for June 2016. Brooke and a previous partner bought the 1926 “airplane bungalow” in 2007 from Chris and Rodney McCabe, “two gentlemen with very good taste” who had purchased the house in
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.