Details for Pollock-Capps House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5439004066
Data
Marker Number | 4066 |
Atlas Number | 5439004066 |
Marker Title | Pollock-Capps House |
Index Entry | Pollock-Capps House |
Address | 1120 Penn St. |
City | Fort Worth |
County | Tarrant |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 655278 |
UTM Northing | 3624483 |
Subject Codes | settlements; houses, residential buildings |
Marker Year | 1977 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | 1120 Penn St., Fort Worth |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
Marker Text | Built in 1898 for Dr. Joseph R. Pollock (1856-1941), this mansion was sold to William Capps (1858-1925) and wife Sallie (1864-1946), whose family lived here 1909 to 1971. On the grounds were a golf course, tennis court, and a 3-car garage with a ballroom above. This was in a neighborhood lined with Victorian homes of bankers, businessmen, cattlemen, lawyers, physicians,and publishers, and was nicknamed "Quality Hill". |