William J. Bryce House | |
.jpg) Bryce House in 2016 | |
  William J. Bryce House  William J. Bryce House | |
| Location | 4900 Bryce Ave., Fort Worth, Texas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 32°44′23″N 97°23′35″W / 32.73972°N 97.39306°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1893 |
| Built by | William J. Bryce |
| Architect | Marshall Sanguinet |
| Architectural style | Renaissance, French Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001965[1] |
| RTHL No. | 1556 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 1, 1984 |
| Designated RTHL | 1983 |
The William J. Bryce House, known as Fairview, is located on 4900 Bryce Avenue in Fort Worth, in the U.S. state of Texas.[2][3]
William J. Bryce was born in Scotland in 1861. He immigrated to the United States, and in 1883 settled in Fort Worth. As a brickmason by training, he began working in the building trades in Fort Worth, and in 1907 established the Bryce Building Company. In 1925, he was elected to the city council; two years later, he was elected mayor, and held the office until his resignation in 1933, necessitated by his wife's failing health. Bryce died in 1944.[2][3]
Bryce built the Fairview house in the Arlington Heights neighborhood of Fort Worth in 1893, after a design by Fort Worth architectural firm Messer, Sanguinet, and Messer. Following the firm's dissolution in 1895, design partner Marshall Sanguinet established a new firm in partnership with engineer Carl Staats; at about this time, he achieved the status of "the city's preeminent architect".[3]
Fairview is a two-story masonry house that faces south on a large lot. Its design is a manifestation of the interest in French Renaissance architecture, particularly in chateaux, among late-19th-century American architects. The building is for the most part square in plan, with a steeply pitched slate hip roof and gabled dormers. A smaller wing extends to the rear, and a carriage house of similar design stands to the rear.[3]
The house was altered somewhat by its second owner, in the 1940s, but retained much of its original character. It was listed as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1983, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[2][3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
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