F. W. Woolworth Building (Fort Worth, Texas)

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.

F.W. Woolworth Building
Woolworth Building in 2011
F. W. Woolworth Building
F. W. Woolworth Building
Location501 Houston St.,
Fort Worth, Texas
Coordinates32°45′12″N 97°19′52″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1925 (1925)
ArchitectWiley G. Clarkson, James T. Taylor
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.94001359[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 25, 1994

Designed by Wiley G. Clarkson and James T. Taylor to be ten stories tall, the limestone and concrete structure was only built as a three-story building. The Classical Revival building includes an elaborate frieze. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

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