Mansions In My Hometown~~For Old House Lovers~~

Julia is hosting a Fall Tour Of Homes and to see all the wonderful homes being shown today be sure and check here:

The link to the party is:http://hookedonhouses.net/2008/10/23/hooked-on-house-tours-the-fall-party-starts-here

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(click on any picture to enlarge)

Welcome to "Thistle Hill"

You are entering the Reception Hall viewing the Grand Staircase

of the mansion below

This is a landmark in my hometown and was built by A. B. Wharton, a wealthy cattle baron as a wedding gift to his daughter Electra.

He paid $45,000 for the construction of this 11,000 square foot mansion completed in 1904. In 1911 it was sold to the Scott family who converted it from a Colonial to a Georgian Revival style. After several changes in ownership, it had fallen into disrepair and was destined for the wrecking ball until a group of concerned citizens raised enough money to purchase it for $240,000 in 1976. It was gifted to Historic Fort Worth in 2005 and continues to be restored.

An alcove inside the entry

A full length shot of the Reception Hall


The library

Parlor

Dining Room

Billiards Room

View from 2nd floor landing

Birds-eye Maple Bedroom

Mahogany Bedroom

Master Bedroom

Master Bedroom Dressing Area
The furnishings are not original to the house and have been donated or acquired through purchases. There are many more rooms which weren't shown. This property is used for weddings, corporate events and social functions.The preceding photos were taken from the website:

http://www.historicfortworth.org/Properties/ThistleHill/tabid/379/Default.aspx
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The following photos were taken by us in Historic Ryanplace, a neighborhood started in 1911 by developer John C. Ryan and is still sought after as a place of residence.
I like to refer to this area as "old silk stocking row"

This is my FAVORITE

A pink palace

This one is undergoing rehab

My 2nd FAVORITE

A smaller charmer

Nice

My 3rd FAVORITE

The brick looks funny in this photo
There are many more old mansions in the area, but this is a good sampling of what they look like

And now an excellent example of Queen Anne-style is the Ball-Eddleman-McFarland home circa 1899. It has only had the 3 owners and now is used primarily for corporate events or weddings

An interior wedding being set up
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I do love seeing the old homes, but I wouldn't want to clean them or pay their utility bills....Yikes!

Thanks for coming by...have a GREAT day..