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Built in 1898 for Dr. Joseph R. Pollock (1856-1941), this mansion was sold to William Capps (1858-1925) and wife Sallie (1864-1946), whose family lived here 1909 to 1971. On the grounds were a golf course, tennis court, and a 3-car garage with a ballroom above. This was in a neighborhood lined with Victorian homes of bankers, businessmen, cattlemen, lawyers, physicians,and publishers, and was nicknamed "Quality Hill".
Pollock-Capps House is a historical marker in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1977. 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 32.7470, -97.3428 near Fort Worth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Eddleman-McFarLand House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth, Cobb-Burney House, and Masonic Temple of Fort Worth.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439004066. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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