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

Flatiron Building

Photographed by Mansfieldphoto.com, August 27, 2025

1. Flatiron Building Marker

Inscription. Known in the early 1900s as the tallest building in north Texas. Erected 1907 for the renowned Dr. Bacon Saunders, Dean of City Medical College; Chief Surgeon, Nine Railroads; acclaimed as a pioneer of medicine in Texas.

Designed by firm of Sanguinet and Staats, distinguished Fort Worth architects. Of reinforced concrete over steel frame, this Renaissance Revival structure was inspired by the wedge-shaped Flatiron Building in New York. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1970

Erected 1970 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1910.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.

Location. 32° 45.056′ N, 97° 19.796′ W. Marker is in Fort Worth, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is in Sundance Square. It is at the intersection of West 9th Street and Houston Street (Business U.S. 287), on the right when traveling east on West 9th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 Houston St, Fort Worth TX 76102, 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 of this marker: Fort Worth Library (within shouting distance of this marker); Ephraim Merrill Daggett (within shouting distance of this marker); General William Jenkins Worth

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); "A Great Time to be Alive" (about 300 feet away); Black Medical District (about 300 feet away); The Atelier Building (about 300 feet away); JFK (about 400 feet away); Black Business District (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Worth.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.

Photographed by Renee, August 20, 2015

2. Flatiron Building Marker

Flatiron Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Renee, August 20, 2015

3. Flatiron Building

End, 9th Street view

Photographed by Renee, August 20, 2015

4. Flatiron Building

Houston Street view

Photographed by Renee, August 20, 2015

5. Flatiron Building

Lion and edge-work detail

Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2015, by Renee' Lasswell of Austin, Texas. This page has been viewed 904 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 27, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 3, 2015, by Renee' Lasswell of Austin, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.