St. Joseph's infirmary, built in 1883 to serve employees of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and rebuilt in 1898, under direction of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word posing in front

Rebuilt???

First Christian Church was established in 1855 and is Fort Worth's oldest continuously operating church. This building, constructed in 1878, was its second location.

An exterior view of Edward T. Bergin's home, located at 1401 Henderson Street, on the corner of El Paso Street. A horse and carriage waits on the street.

Main Street, 1896


Main Street looking north from Eighth Street as it appeared about the turn of the century. Hotel Worth is on the right, and across the street is the Wheat Building, which was razed in 1940.

City Hall, 1893


The city hall building, located on the corner of Throckmorton and Tenth Streets. The cornerstone for the limestone building was laid in 1892, and the cost of construction was $125,000. Several horse and wagons are parked in front of the building and two men converse on the sidewalk. The building was demolished in 1938 to make room for the new city hall.

How convenient?

Texas & Pacific Railway Station, 1890

Very modest station for the time.

Fire Hall and City Hall, 1899

The central fire station on Eighth and Throckmorton Streets was built in 1899. The city hall building, directly behind the station, is partially visible.

Bell-Eddleman-McFarland House, 1899

This Victorian house, located at 1110 Penn Street, was built in 1899 by the firm Messer, Sanguinet, & Messer.

The First Christian Church building at the corner of Throckmorton and Sixth Streets. It was built in 1878, and demolished in 1914 to make way for a new church building.

Colorado State Capitol, 1894


The Colorado State Capitol building, located at 200 East Colfax Avenue in Denver, was built in 1894.

Hotel Worth, located on the corner of Main and Seventh Streets, opened in 1896. A & L August, a men's clothing store, was on the first floor.

Fort Worth Benevolent Home for Orphans, 1885

A lot of orphans around this times???

Fort Worth High School, 1895


Numerous people stand on walkways and sit on the grounds of Fort Worth High School, a Romanesque-style building built in 1891. Designed by Sanguinet and Haggart, it was constructed by contractors Smith and Barden. This was the first school in the area to educate both boys and girls, but was destroyed by fire on December 2, 1910.

A fire destroyed it how convenient???