Historical MarkerBlackstone Hotel
Fort Worth · Tarrant County · Dedicated 1998 · THC Atlas #5439012201
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Marker Inscription
The first Art Deco skyscraper in Fort Worth, the Blackstone Hotel was erected in 1929 for wealthy cattleman C. A. "Gus" O'Keefe, who named it after a visit to the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago. The St. Louis architectural firm of Mauran, Russell, and Crowell designed the structure. The city's first radio station, WBAP, once occupied the 22nd floor. A five-story annex was added in the 1950s by the Hilton Hotel chain, which occupied the building from 1952 to 1962. Featuring original sash windows, irregular setbacks, and ornamental terra cotta detailing, the Blackstone Hotel remains the city's tallest pre-World War II structure. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1998
About this site
Blackstone Hotel is a historical marker in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1998. 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 32.7538, -97.3304 near Fort Worth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sinclair Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Fort Worth Club Building--1916, Kress Building, and Fort Worth Library.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439012201. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
