Fairmount National Historic District in Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
B. D. and Margaret Kennedy House
Photographed by QuesterMark, May 17, 2025
1. B. D. and Margaret Kennedy House Marker
Inscription.
B. D. and Margaret Kennedy House. . The earliest owners of this home built in 1910 in the Fields-Welsh Addition were Barney de Jurnett and wife Margaret (Wilson) Kennedy. The couple rented the property to John Benjamin Helton and lived next door at 1316 5th Ave. Family lore conveys that a stranger knocked on their door one night, offering to purchase the 1316 property. The two parties agreed, and the Kennedy family sold 1316 and moved into 1312. The Kennedys raised several generations in the home, selling it in 1963 to William Pike and Mattie Ethel James. The home was built in the style of a vernacular hipped-roof bungalow with a wide wrap-around porch, round wooden columns, 6/1 windows with diamond topped panes and numerous interior pocket doors.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2023
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The earliest owners of this home built in 1910 in the Fields-Welsh Addition were Barney de Jurnett and wife Margaret (Wilson) Kennedy. The couple rented the property to John Benjamin Helton and lived next door at 1316 5th Ave. Family lore conveys that a stranger knocked on their door one night, offering to purchase the 1316 property. The two parties agreed, and the Kennedy family sold 1316 and moved into 1312. The Kennedys raised several generations in the home, selling it in 1963 to William Pike and Mattie Ethel James. The home was built in the style of a vernacular hipped-roof bungalow with a wide wrap-around porch, round wooden columns, 6/1 windows with diamond topped panes and numerous interior pocket doors.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2023
Erected 2025 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 23961.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.
Location. 32° 43.807′ N, 97° 20.317′ W. Marker is in Fort Worth, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is in the Fairmount National Historic District. It is on 5th Avenue south of W Magnolia Ave, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1312 5th Ave, Fort Worth TX 76104, 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.
More about this marker. This post-mounted subject marker stands in the front right corner of the front yard of the house on 5th Avenue in the Fairmount Historic District in Fort Worth. The Marker Dedication Ceremony for this marker was held May 17, 2025 at 2 PM.
Photographed by QuesterMark, May 17, 2025
2. B. D. and Margaret Kennedy House and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2025, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 249 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 20, 2025, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
