Wharton-Scott House
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Fort Worth, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 32°44′16″N 97°20′32″W / 32.73778°N 97.34222°WCoordinates: 32°44′16″N 97°20′32″W / 32.73778°N 97.34222°W |
| NRHP Reference # | 75002003[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 14, 1975 |
Wharton-Scott House, also known as Thistle Hill, is a historic mansion in Fort Worth, Texas.
Location
The mansion is located on 1509 Pennsylvania Avenue in the neighborhood of Quality Hill in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.[2]
History
The mansion was built from 1903 to 1904 for Electra Waggoner, the daughter of William Thomas Waggoner and heiress of the Waggoner Ranch, and her husband, Albert Buck Wharton.[2][3] It was designed by Sanguinet & Staats in the Georgian Revival architectural style.[2] The house is two and a half stories with a gambrel roof.[4] Projecting bays on each side of the home use semi-circular elements. The brick house is trimmed in cast stone and the sloped roof is green tile.[4] The interior features a grand staircase and elaborate woodwork.[4] The grounds are fenced with brick walls and ornamental iron.[4] A carriage house is located on the rear of the property.[4]
In 1911, local businessman and cattle baron Winfield Scott purchased the house from the Whartons.[2][3] Scott renovated the home and the grounds at the time.[4]
In 1940, the mansion was acquired by the Girls Service League of Fort Worth.[2] The house was then empty from 1968 to 1975.[2] A year later, in 1976, a preservation non-profit organization called Save-the-Scott purchased the house and restored it.[2]
On January 1, 2006, Historic Fort Worth, Inc. took possession of the house and has devoted time and resources toward further restoration.[4] The home continues to be rented for weddings and receptions.[4]
Heritage significance
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 14, 1975.[4]
Bibliography
- Roze McCoy Porter, Thistle Hill (Fort Worth: Branch-Smith, 1980).
- Judy Alter, Thistle Hill: The History and the House (Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press, 1988).
References
- ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Judy Alter, "THISTLE HILL," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/cct02), accessed November 15, 2014. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
- 1 2 Historic Fort Worth: Thistle Hill
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Fort Worth Architecture, accessed November 5, 2014.
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