Westbrook Estate

Westbrook Estate (HM1S0X)

Location: Fort Worth, TX 76109 Tarrant County
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N 32° 43.223', W 97° 21.558'

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The Roy A. and Gladys Westbrook House is a 2½ story Tudor Revival style home constructed in 1928. The house sits on a 1.5 acre blufftop site in the Park Hill neighborhood that overlooks the Fort Worth Zoo and Forest Park. The Park Hill neighborhood was designed by the noted Kansas City, Missouri, landscape architecture firm of Hare and Hare. The home was designed by prominent Fort Worth architect Joseph L. Pelich, whose residential designs were mostly based on period revival styles. His work can be found throughout Fort Worth's oldest neighborhoods. Pelich also designed the original Casa Manana outdoor theater in Fort Worth.

The home has multiple gables and a steeply pitched, slate covered cross-gabled roof. Side gables are decorated with hand-hewn and pegged half-timbering. Other notable features include an arcaded recessed portico, brick battlements, tall brick chimneys with chimney pots, and multiple-light double-hung and diamond-pattern casement windows. The home's interior includes stained and leaded glass windows, ornate wrought iron work, three marble and plaster fireplaces, a tile fountain and plaster coffered ceilings. The grounds and associated landscape features include a three-car garage at the basement level, low brick walls, a stone grotto, a concrete terrace and a swimming pool with a diving tower.

Roy A. Westbrook made his fortune in the Hendrick Oilfield in central Winkler County. Westbrook was a founding member of the Fort Worth Petroleum Club and also served as president and director of the Fort Worth Cats Baseball Club.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2009
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
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HM NumberHM1S0X
Marker Number15766
Year Placed2009
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, May 2nd, 2016 at 9:04am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 653757 N 3621479
Decimal Degrees32.72038333, -97.35930000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 43.223', W 97° 21.558'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 43' 13.38" N, 97° 21' 33.48" W
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Area Code(s)972, 817
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2232 Winton Terrace W, Fort Worth TX 76109, US
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