Details for Westover Manor
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5439005771
Data
| Marker Number | 5771 |
| Atlas Number | 5439005771 |
| Marker Title | Westover Manor |
| Index Entry | Westover Manor |
| Address | 8 Westover Rd. |
| City | Fort Worth |
| County | Tarrant |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 649554 |
| UTM Northing | 3623808 |
| Subject Codes | land surveys, land companies, promotional towns |
| Marker Year | 1988 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | 8 Westover Rd., Westover Hills |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Built in 1929-30 as the flagship for development of Westover Hills, this Norman-Jacobethan revival mansion was selected as the Fort Worth Star-Telegram newspaper's "Home Beautiful". John E. Farrell (1891-1946), first Mayor of Westover Hills and co-discover of the vast east Texas oil field in 1931, lived here from 1930 until his death. Designed by architect Victor Marr Curtis, the house exhibits picturesque blend of materials, including brick and rough-cut limestone, and features a bell-cast tower roof, Tudor chimneys, half-timbered gables, and vari-shaded roof tile. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1988 |