East Arlington in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Friday House

Photographed by Joe Lotz, December 30, 2024

1. Friday House Marker

Inscription. In 1923, Marion and Willie Maybelle Friday purchased 112.5 acres including this site on which to build a home and pursue their love of farming. Mr. Friday was a civil engineer who built waterways and sewer systems in Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington and other small Texas cities. The Fridays sold the house in 1937 to the Cox family, who sold it in 1946 to the Young family. The Youngs owned the property for fifty years. An excellent example of a brick foursquare plan, the structure is a hybrid of strong prairie school and classical influences. Prairie school characteristics include the hipped roof, wraparound porch, overhanding eaves and porte cochere with balustrade above. Classical features include the porch columns and broken pediment front entryway. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1999

Erected 1999 by Texas Historical marker. (Marker Number 12206.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.

Location. 32° 43.84′ N, 97° 4.773′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is in East Arlington. It is on Ambers Circle south of Glenhaven Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1906 Ambers Cir, Arlington TX 76010, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Arlington Downs Racetrack and Fountain

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); First Christian Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Charlie Hough, RHP (approx. 1.2 miles away); Johnny Oates, MGR (approx. 1.2 miles away); Ferguson Jenkins, RHP (approx. 1.2 miles away); Tom Vandergriff (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mark Holtz (approx. 1.2 miles away); Nolan Ryan, RHP (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.

More about this marker. This is a private residence, please be respectful.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2024, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. This page has been viewed 438 times since then and 62 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 30, 2024, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.