HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 3855-02-2010A Resolution
NO 3855-02-2010
AUTHORIZING THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER TO SUBMIT
TO THE HISTORIC AND CULTURAL LANDMARKS COMMISSION NOMINATION
OF THE FOREST PARK TOWERS AS A HISTORIC AND CULTURAL LANDMARK
WHEREAS the Forest Park Towers located in the 2300 block of Forest Park Avenue at the northwest
and southwest intersection of Park Place Avenue and Forest Park Boulevard are historically significant as a
unique pair of identical stone towers and represent the city beautification efforts of the early 20th Century in Fort
Worth and Tarrant County and
WHEREAS the towers or gates located as described above are critical to the continued history of
residential development m Fort Worth as cited m Historic Fort Worth, Inc s. Tarrant County Historical Resources
Survey documents and are a pair of only a few remaining historic towers m Fort Worth, and
WHEREAS each tower is of rubble limestone construction, square in plan, with tapering walls and a the
roof with a wide overhang that inspired development m the adjacent residential neighborhoods while acting as a
gateway to the Fort Worth Zoo for generations; and
WHEREAS the Forest Park Towers built in 1917 18 are an early example of an auto-oriented residential
subdivision entry in Fort Worth, and
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Fort Worth may by resolution call for the Historic
Preservation Officer to submmt a nomination to the Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission for
consideration of the Forest Park Towers for designation as a Historic and Cultural Landmark (HC)
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS
That the Historic Preservation Officer shall submit the nomination of the Forest Park Towers to the
Historical and Cultural Landmarks Commission for a public hearing on the proposed Historic and Cultural
Landmark (HC) Overlay zoning designation.
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RESOLUTION NO 38SS-02-2010
ADOPTED this 9th day of February 2010
APPROVED
ATTEST CITY COUNCIL
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