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Known in early 1900s as the tallest building in North Texas. Erected 1907 for the renowned Dr. Bacon Saunders, Dean of City Medical College; Chief Surgeon, nine railroads; acclaimed as a pioneer of medicine in Texas. Designed by firm of Sanguinet and Staats, distinguished Fort Worth architects. Of reinforced concrete over steel frame, this Renaissance Revival structure was inspired by the wedge-shaped Flatiron Building in New York. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1970
Flatiron Building is a historical marker in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 358 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 501 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7509, -97.3300 near Fort Worth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bryce Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Shelton Building, Atelier Building, and Waggoner, W. T. Building.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439001910. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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