2245 College Ave – Yard of the Month (October 2020)
October 2020’s Yard of the Month winners are Jason and Jessica Keenan of 2245 College Ave. The Keenans purchased the home in 2007, after moving to Fort Worth from New York City with their oldest son. Since then, they were joined by a second son, and lived for a time
2245 5th Ave – Yard of the Month (September 2020)
The winner of Yard of the Month for September 2020 is Kathryn Fowler McCarthy of 2245 5th Ave. Her late husband Francis purchased the home in 2012 from Patti Randle, and they shared the home after they married in 2015, until his lamentably early death in July 2019. The red
1213 Carlock St – Yard of the Month (August 2020)
August 2020 Winners of Yard of the Month are Rachel and Joe Robinson of 1213 Carlock. The Robinsons are just the third family to own the home since it was built c. 1915. Asked to name the features that initially attracted them to the house, Rachel pinpointed its historic charm,
1605 6th Ave – Yard of the Month (July 2020)
July 2020’s winners of Yard of the Month are Bob and Melinda Allen of 1605 6th Ave. After 20 years as a rental property, 1605 was restored by Joe Barrera around 2004 and purchased by the Allens in 2005. They previously lived in North Richland Hills, while longing for an
2233 6th Ave – Yard of the Month (July 2018)
July’s Yard of the Month winner is Jennifer Chancellor of 2233 6th Avenue. Jennifer writes: I bought the Craftsman Bungalow from Juan and Estela Barrera in January 2002. The Stalcups, who had lived in the home 28 years, sold it to the Barreras to restore and sell. Our appointment
1406 6th Ave – Yard of the Month (June 2018)
Fairmount’s YOTM for June is 1406 6th Avenue, which has been owned for twenty years by Gail and Eddie Roberts. The house, its garage and one-time servants’ quarters were built prior to 1910. The home’s exterior quotes Greek Revival, Federal and Italianate features, including Doric columns, decorative cornices, 12-light over
1609 Hurley Ave – Yard of the Month (April 2018)
April 2018 Yard of the Month winners are Steve and Kika Sloan of 1609 Hurley Ave. Steve and Kika are both educators; he teaches Spanish at TCU, and Kika, a native of Brazil, teaches art. They are celebrating their tenth year in the airy and open Craftsman Bungalow, after previously
1519 Lipscomb St – Yard of the Month (March 2018)
March’s Yard of the Month award goes to beautiful courtyard grounds at Southside Preservation Hall, 1519 Lipscomb Street. SPH is housed in a red brick Tudor-Gothic Revival former church, designed in 1909 by WC Meador
1404 S Adams – Yard of the Month (February 2018)
February Yard of the Month winners are Jason Amon and Rodney Wade of 1404 S. Adams. The Craftsman bungalow, a designated historic Texas landmark since 1978, has sheltered Amon, Wade and their young children, Nathaniel and Hannah for about 10 years. 1404 S. Adams was the first structure built in
1329 S Henderson St – Yard of the Month (May 2018)
May’s Yard of the Month winners goes to homeowners Rich and Serena Keller of 1329 S. Henderson St. The Keelers have lived in this new construction for about 7 years. They are Fairmount veterans, as they spent the previous seven years living just down the street, in a 1930
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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