F. W. Woolworth Building (Fort Worth, Texas)

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.

F.W. Woolworth Building
Woolworth Building in 2011
F. W. Woolworth Building is located in Texas
F. W. Woolworth Building
F. W. Woolworth Building
F. W. Woolworth Building is located in the United States
F. W. Woolworth Building
F. W. Woolworth Building
Location501 Houston St.,
Fort Worth, Texas
Coordinates32°45′12″N 97°19′52″W / 32.75333°N 97.33111°W / 32.75333; -97.33111
Arealess than one acre
Built1925 (1925)
ArchitectWiley G. Clarkson, James T. Taylor
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.94001359[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 25, 1994

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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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
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