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
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.
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
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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 of this marker: Gunhild Weber House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fairmount-Southside Historic District (approx. Ό mile away); The M.A. Benton House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Boykin House (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Mary of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church (approx. half a mile away); Dr. Clay Johnson House (approx. half a mile away); Chase Court (approx. half a mile away); Hemphill Presbyterian Church (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Worth.
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Photographed by QuesterMark, May 17, 2025
2. B. D. and Margaret Kennedy House and Marker
Photographed by Joe Lotz, June 26, 2026
3. B. D. and Margaret Kennedy House
Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2025, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 267 times since then and 44 times this year. Last updated on June 26, 2026, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 20, 2025, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. 3. submitted on June 26, 2026, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
