Pollock-Capps House
National Register of Historic Places

Pollock-Capps House

Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
Listed
June 18, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
72001372

About this property

Pollock–Capps House is located on 1320 Penn Street in Fort Worth, Texas, next door to the Eddleman-McFarland House. The Queen Anne Victorian style home, located atop a bluff overlooking the Trinity River, was possibly designed by Howard Messer, architect of the Eddleman-McFarland House, and was named after Joseph Robert Pollock, a physician who moved to Fort Worth in 1887. Pollack and his wife Phoebe sold the house to William and Sallie Capps in 1910. William Capps was a distinguished lawyer while his wife Sallie was president of the Fort Worth Kindergarten Association and a Regent at the College of Industrial Arts in Denton. Historic Fort Worth Inc. purchased the house in 1971. Three years later the organization sold the house to Architect Robert W. Chambers. The house is built of red brick and limestone, and has a slate roof. The house features an octagonal tower on its northeast corner.

Location

1120 Penn St.
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
32.74707, -97.34280

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Eddleman-McFarland House
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0 mi
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0.3 mi
Fort Worth Public Market
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0.3 mi
Eighth Avenue Historic District
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0.5 mi
Fort Worth US Courthouse
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When was Pollock-Capps House listed on the National Register?

Pollock-Capps House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Pollock-Capps House?

Pollock-Capps House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Pollock-Capps House?

The period of significance for Pollock-Capps House is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1320.

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