F. W. Woolworth Building (Fort Worth, Texas) facts for kids
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Location | 501 Houston St., Fort Worth, Texas |
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Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1925 |
Architect | Wiley G. Clarkson, James T. Taylor |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 94001359 |
Added to NRHP | November 25, 1994 |
The F.W. Woolworth Building is a historic department store building located in Sundance Square section of downtown Fort Worth, Texas. The building served as a retail location for the F. W. Woolworth Company from 1926 to 1990. It now houses other tenants including a JoS. A. Bank Clothiers store.
Designed by Wiley G. Clarkson and James T. Taylor to be ten stories tall, the limestone and concrete structure was only built as a three-story building. The Classical Revival building includes an elaborate frieze. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
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