Fort Worth’s preservation program protects city’s history

Fort Worth's preservation program protects city's history

Published on May 01, 2024

The Fort Worth Historic Preservation program is the second largest in the state with over 7,000 historic resources which includes buildings, sites and objects.

Why it matters: With the rapid growth in the city, staff has worked diligently on future planning efforts like the multi-phased Historic Resources Plan and Survey. Staff has secured several Certified Local Government grants from the Texas Historic Commission to assist in this work. The latest grant will help update 10 local historic district surveys, including the Stockyards, to be completed by 2026.

In the past year, the Preservation program has designated several new properties, including the Oil and Gas Building, 309 W. Seventh St. And 12 properties received the Historic Site Tax Exemption, with historic property owners investing over $2.7 million in rehabilitation work.

Some major accomplishments include the completion of the latest phase in the historic resources survey update of the Terrell Heights Historic District, hosting two wood window workshops and hosting a regional preservation training for over 45 attendees from across Texas.

Future initiatives include hosting another regional preservation-related training on May 18, hosting a wood window workshop in the fall, and working on completing the expansion of the Stockyards Historic District.

Photo:A regional preservation training hosted by Fort Worth drew more than 45 attendees from across Texas.

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