Details for Neil P. Anderson Building

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5439003569

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Marker Number 3569
Atlas Number 5439003569
Marker Title Neil P. Anderson Building
Index Entry Anderson, Neil P. Building
Address 411 West 7th
City Fort Worth
County Tarrant
UTM Zone
UTM Easting
UTM Northing
Subject Codes buildings; mills - textile, fiber, gristmills, cotton gins; commercial buildings; design and construction
Marker Year 1978
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Yes
Marker Location
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size Medallion & Plate
Marker Text Neil P. Anderson (1847-1912) lived in Fort Worth by 1882. A talented broker, he helped this city set the pace for cotton trading in the inland markets of the Southwest. His firm had Sanguinet & Staats design this "Cotton Exchange" with seven skylights over top floor showrooms. Completed in 1921, it housed some of the city's leading businesses. The Exchange closed in 1939, but the Anderson interests owned the building until 1963. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark- 1978.

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