Fairfield Gates Apartments

A. C. (Clayton) Luther purchased large land parcels west of Fort Worth, and in 1942 began building Ridglea Village Shopping Center. Luther, J.T. Luther and Earl Wilson formed Luther Brothers and Wilson Company. The Luther Brothers, Wilson and the Hank Green Group built the Western Hills Hotel and a Country Club. In the 1950s, Fairfield Gates Apartments was created for J.T. Luther and Earl Wilson as a private family residence. Architect Al Komatsu designed a modern property with Mediterranean and Spanish Revival style elements, including a clay tile hipped roof, heavy timber balconies, and tile and stone courtyards and patios.

Fairfield Gates Apartments is a historical marker in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, dedicated in 2012. 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 32.7285, -97.4186 near Fort Worth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Curzon Place (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Lake Como Cemetery, and Westover Manor.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507017336. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.