Butler Place Historic District, Fort Worth

Name: Butler Place Historic District
Address: Fort Worth, United States

#128 among attractions in Fort Worth

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Butler Place Historic District is located east of the central business district in Fort Worth, Texas. Before the housing community was built, the area was known as Chambers Hill. In the 1930s, Chambers Hill was notorious for squalid housing and prostitution. In 1938, as a result of the dire circumstances in the area, the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce lobbied the Public Works Administration to help clear the dilapidated housing in Chambers Hill and replace it with low-rent housing. Financed by local and federal money, Butler Place opened in 1941. When it opened, rents ranged from $15.50 to $16.75 per month. The housing project was named after Henry H. Butler, an educator and Civil War veteran, who settled in Fort Worth after the war. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 4, 2011. ()

Area: 20 acres (0.0312 mi²)Coordinates: 32°44'59"N, 97°19'1"W

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Butler Place Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Worth Convention Center, Fort Worth Water Gardens, Bass Performance Hall, St. Patrick Cathedral.

0.6 miW
Sport venue, Sport, Convention center
Fort Worth Convention Center, Fort Worth
16 min walk • The Fort Worth Convention Center is a convention center and indoor arena located in Sundance Square in Fort Worth, Texas. The complex opened on September 30, 1968, and was expanded in 1983, 2002 and 2003.
0.6 miW
Water-focused urban park
Fort Worth Water Gardens, Fort Worth
15 min walk • The Fort Worth Water Gardens, built in 1974, is located on the south end of downtown Fort Worth between Houston and Commerce Streets next to the Fort Worth Convention Center.
0.8 miNW
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth
22 min walk • The Bass Performance Hall is a performing arts venue, located in Fort Worth, Texas.
0.8 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Architecture
St. Patrick Cathedral, Fort Worth
20 min walk • St. Patrick Cathedral is the cathedral of the Catholic Church located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It is a parish of the Diocese of Fort Worth and the seat of its bishop. Construction of St. Patrick's church began in 1888, and it was dedicated in 1892.
0.9 miW
Shopping, Department store, Neoclassical architecture
F. W. Woolworth Building, Fort Worth
23 min walk • The F.W. Woolworth Building is a historic department store building located in Sundance Square section of downtown Fort Worth, Texas. The building served as a retail location for the F. W. Woolworth Company from 1926 to 1990. It now houses other tenants including a JoS. A. Bank Clothiers store. Designed by Wiley G. Clarkson and James T.
0.8 miW
Beaux-Arts architecture
W. T. Waggoner Building, Fort Worth
21 min walk • The W. T. Waggoner Building is a historical skyscraper in Fort Worth, Texas.
0.8 miW
Neighbourhood
Downtown Fort Worth, Fort Worth
20 min walk • Downtown Fort Worth is the central business district of Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Most of Fort Worth's tallest buildings and skyscrapers are located downtown.
0.8 miW
Gothic Revival architecture
Bryce Building, Fort Worth
21 min walk • Bryce Building is located on 909 Throckmorton Street in Fort Worth, Texas. The two-story office building was named after businessman and former mayor William Bryce. The building was designed in the Classical Revival style. It was constructed with brick made by Denton Press Brick Company.
0.8 miW
Architecture
Flatiron Building, Fort Worth
20 min walk • The Flatiron Building is located in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, at the corner of Houston and West 9th streets. At the time of its completion in 1907 it was one of the city's first steel frame buildings and the tallest building in north Texas.
0.8 miNW
Church
Saint James Second Street Baptist Church, Fort Worth
22 min walk • Saint James Second Street Baptist Church is a historic church at 210 Harding Street in Fort Worth, Texas. The congregation was founded in 1895 by the Reverend J. Francis Robinson. Construction of the church began in 1913, by architect Frank J. Singleton. African-American contractor George Powell built the south wing, while B.G.
0.8 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Morning Chapel Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Fort Worth
20 min walk • Morning Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic Christian Methodist Episcopal church located at 903 E. Third Street in Fort Worth, Texas. It was built in 1934 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, where it is listed as the Morning Chapel Colored Methodist Episcopal Church at 901 E. Third Street.

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Which popular attractions are close to Butler Place Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Cutting Edge Haunted House, Fort Worth (12 min walk), Fort Worth Water Gardens, Fort Worth (15 min walk), Hell's Half Acre, Fort Worth (17 min walk), JFK Tribute in Fort Worth, Fort Worth (19 min walk).

How to get to Butler Place Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Butler Place Historic District:

Bus

L • Lines: 4 (13 min walk)
E • Lines: 14 (13 min walk)

Train

Fort Worth Central (16 min walk)
Fort Worth T&P (19 min walk)