Marker Inscription
Erected in 1881; rebuilt in 1901, following fire, by noted local architects Sanguinet and Staats. Style similar to North European city hall or medieval guild hall. This is first Pythian Castle Hall built in the United States. In third-floor niche is 7-foot suit of armor that stood above 1881 building. Fort Worth Pythian Lodge No. 101 (a fraternal group) occupies 2 floors. Became first local building named to National Register of Historic Places, 1970. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark--1962
About this site
Knights of Pythias is a historical marker in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1962. 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 32.7549, -97.3314 near Fort Worth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Land Title Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Burnett, Burk, Building, Woolworth, F. W., Building, and Sanger Brothers Building.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439002967. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
