Historical MarkerAtelier Building
Fort Worth · Tarrant County · Dedicated 1980 · THC Atlas #5439000229
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Marker Inscription
Developer Thomas S. Weaver had this structure built about 1905. Named "Atelier", the French word for an artist's studio, it has housed the offices of architects and contractors, a restaurant, and financial institutions, including the banking firm of W.R. Edrington, a noted Fort Worth benefactor. In 1936 the building served as the temporary location of the Carnegie Library. Built of brick, it features two chimneys with terra cotta ornamentation. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1980.
About this site
Atelier Building is a historical marker in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1980. It is one of 354 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 458 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7514, -97.3307 near Fort Worth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Waggoner, W. T. Building (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Bryce Building, Shelton Building, and Flatiron Building.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439000229. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
