Fairmount National Historic District in Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Vinnedge-Loicano House
Photographed by QuesterMark, June 15, 2024
1. Vinnedge-Loicano House RTHL Marker
Inscription.
Vinnedge-Loicano House. . Harry and Beryl Vinnedge, who distributed roasted coffees and other goods through their Worth brand wholesale foods, rented this 1913 home in its early years. Nicolena (Lala) Loicano, a native of Sicily and widowed mother of 10, purchased the home in 1923. Her sons ultimately owned many Fort Worth businesses, including a grocery store, pharmacies, clubs, and Big State Coin Machine Co., distributor of jukeboxes, snooker tables and gaming machines. The cross-gabled California style bungalow features overhanging eaves with exposed rafters and heavy decorative beams framing its prominent front porch.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2019
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Harry and Beryl Vinnedge, who distributed roasted coffees and other goods through their Worth brand wholesale foods, rented this 1913 home in its early years. Nicolena (Lala) Loicano, a native of Sicily and widowed mother of 10, purchased the home in 1923. Her sons ultimately owned many Fort Worth businesses, including a grocery store, pharmacies, clubs, and Big State Coin Machine Co., distributor of jukeboxes, snooker tables and gaming machines. The cross-gabled California style bungalow features overhanging eaves with exposed rafters and heavy decorative beams framing its prominent front porch.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2019
Erected 2023 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 22471.)
Location. 32° 43.315′ N, 97° 20.481′ W. Marker is in Fort Worth, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is in the Fairmount National Historic District. It is on Fairmount Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2008 Fairmount Avenue, Fort Worth TX 76110, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance
More about this marker. This medallion-and-plate marker is mounted on one of the posts that supports the porch roof of this house.
Photographed by QuesterMark, June 15, 2024
2. Vinnedge-Loicano House with Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2024, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 814 times since then and 89 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on June 19, 2024, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
