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The eastern portion of this structure was built in 1906-07 by Col. Thomas Marion Thannisch (1853-1935), one of north Fort Worth's early developers. Designed for use as a hotel and office space to serve the Stockyards community and trade, the building was expanded in 1913. The three-story commercial structure features decorative brickwork, chevron designs in the upper story, and a corbeled parapet.
Thannisch Block Building is a historical marker in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1983. 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 32.7889, -97.3487 near Fort Worth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Worth Stock Yards Exchange (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Saunders, Thomas B., Family, Coliseum, and Fort Worth Stockyards Hog and Sheep Markets.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439005278. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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