Details for Flatiron Building
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5439001910
Data
| Marker Number | 1910 |
| Atlas Number | 5439001910 |
| Marker Title | Flatiron Building |
| Index Entry | Flatiron Building |
| Address | 1000 Houston St. |
| City | Fort Worth |
| County | Tarrant |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 656467 |
| UTM Northing | 3625098 |
| Subject Codes | commercial buildings; Spanish Renaissance Revival (Architectural style); fraternal organizations; design and construction |
| Marker Year | 1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | 1000 Houston St., Fort Worth |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | RTHL medallion and plate |
| Marker Text | Known in 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 |