Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Texas Garden Clubs, Inc. Headquarters

Photographed by Joe Lotz, June 24, 2026

1. Texas Garden Clubs, Inc. Headquarters Marker

Inscription.
Garden clubs have been popular for women interested in gardening and landscape design. The clubs have also successfully advanced such statewide efforts as conservation, highway beautification, wildflower protection, community landscape and garden therapy. The Texas Federation of Garden Clubs (later Texas Garden Clubs, Inc.) formed in 1929 and was a founding member of National Garden Clubs, Inc. Robert P. Woltz, Jr. designed the group's headquarters in 1959. The one-story ranch style building features an elongated form, low-pitched roof with overhanging eaves, a sandstone and redwood exterior, and open interior spaces. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

Erected 2011 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 16969.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1959.

Location. 32° 44.332′ N, 97° 21.814′ W. Marker is in Fort Worth, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is on Old Garden Road 0.1 miles south of Botanic Garden Blvd, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3111 Old Garden Rd, Fort Worth TX 76107, 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 one mile of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies: Raymond C. Morrison (approx. 0.3 miles away); Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show (approx. 0.3 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Van Zandt Cottege (approx. half a mile away); Midnight (approx. half a mile away); Herbert M. Hinckley (approx. half a mile away); Dr. Arvel and Faye Ponton House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Camp Bowie Boulevard (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Worth.

Photographed by Joe Lotz, June 24, 2026

2. Texas Garden Clubs, Inc. Headquarters Marker

Photographed by Joe Lotz, June 24, 2026

3. Texas Garden Clubs, Inc. Headquarters Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2026, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 25, 2026, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.