2017 FNA Holiday Party

An evening of holiday cheer and mingling! Catered by the popular MAGDALENA’S FREE to Fairmount Neighborhood Association Members! Not a member, yet? No worries! Join or renew for 2018, at the HOLIDAY PARTY! $20/Individual and $25/Family Mounti Gras Raffle Tickets will be available for purchase. Winner will be drawn at

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Festivus Newsletter time! Place an Ad Now!

It’s almost time for our Festivus Holiday edition newsletter that gets delivered to every home in Fairmount as well as some local businesses – 1,900 printed copies. If you would like to advertise in our newsletter, send an email to communications@historicfairmount.com! DEADLINE is November 22nd! Snag a premium spot on the

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Fund raising goal of $5,000 for Daggett Middle School to Make Music

Karen Langton, the new music teacher, at Daggett Middle School, has reached out to adjacent neighborhoods to ask for help obtaining instruments for the 200 students who want to learn to play an instrument this school year. Sadly, there just isn’t enough district funding nor enough instruments in inventory. She

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National Night Out 2017 is October 3rd!!!

Mark Your Calendar To Take a Bite Out of Crime National Night against Crime will be Tuesday October 3rd from 6-8 PM in the yard at 1800 Washington Ave. Mark your calendar, this is one of those really big Fairmount parties you don’t want to miss. A bounce house for the

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Holiday Safety Tips

By Madelyn Gibbs As we approach this year’s holiday season, the Fort Worth Fire Department wants everyone to enjoy their time with family and friends as safely as possible. The holidays are a high time for cooking related incidents. While we know that even with the best preparation and precautions,

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Homeowner offers insight into benefits of home tour

by Robert Wedding My name is Robert Wedding and I have lived in Fairmount for eight years. This year will be my second occasion to have my house be a part of the Fairmount Tour of Historic Homes and I just wanted to write a few lines and share the

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Original wood windows worth keeping older homes

by Roxanna Latifi Unless you were one of the lucky ones who bought a Fairmount home with windows already restored, you can probably tell how windy it is outside from the comfort of your couch. Old windows that have been left to deteriorate or left to the bonds of paint

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State markers denote highest honor awarded to historic structures

by Stacy Luecker, director of communications While the Fairmount Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places and many of the houses in Fairmount are contributing structures to the district, many of the houses are also eligible for individual recognition as Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks. RTHLs are properties

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