The Royal Capital development firm plans the buildings as part of the transformation plan<\/a> for its site east of Interstate 35W and north of East Rosedale Street and largely west of Evans.<\/p>\n Lorelei Willett, the city\u2019s historic preservation officer, said elements of the buildings will match the character of the surrounding buildings.<\/p>\n Responding to a question from commission chair Rick Herring, Willett confirmed a historic marker now at the site will be preserved and resituated after construction is complete.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s exciting to see something starting to happen,\u201d Herring said.<\/p>\n WWI gunnery site gets protection<\/p>\n A World War I aerial gunnery target site near Eagle Mountain Lake now has protection as a Highly Significant Endangered<\/a> property in the city of Fort Worth.<\/p>\n The landmarks commission approved the designation at the March 9 meeting.<\/p>\n This site, part of Camp Taliaferro \u2014 later Hicks Field<\/a> \u2014 still has an aircraft-shaped target embedded in the ground. \u201cIt\u2019s the only one left in the country that we know of,\u201d Willett said during the hearing.<\/p>\n Fort Worth Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission Regular Meeting<\/p>\n Documenter: Ken Garlington<\/p>\n Date: March 9, 2026<\/p>\n To read more about this meeting, click here<\/a>. A video recording of the commission\u2019s public meeting is available at Fort Worth Television<\/a>.<\/p>\n Other commission business<\/p>\n Gary DeWayne Allen, a homeowner in the Historic Carver Heights district, wanted to replace the rotting wood window frames at his home with vinyl windows since he could not afford wood windows.<\/p>\n This approach did not meet the historic guidelines for his house, and the city staff recommended denial, also noting Allen could apply for a waiver from the guidelines.<\/p>\n Speaking before the commission, Allen showed pictures of other homes in the neighborhood with similar vinyl windows and emphasized that he had been working with the city for almost a year to try to address the issue.<\/p>\n After hearing from both Allen and city staff, the commission approved Allen\u2019s request to replace the rotted windows with vinyl.<\/p>\n The commission spent some time discussing ways to handle future cases like the one from Carver Heights, where the best solution from a historical preservation standpoint is out of reach for a homeowner due to cost.<\/p>\n Before the vote, the commission discussed various options, including enlisting the assistance of Trinity Habitat for Humanity or developing intermediate options such as allowing aluminum windows in lieu of wood.<\/p>\n The commission also:<\/p>\n \u00a0Approved a certificate of appropriateness for the city to move forward with renovations and improvements to the Fire Station Community Center at 1601 Lipscomb St. A case involving a transitional parking lot in the Fort Worth Stockyards, was withdrawn before the hearing and is expected to be discussed at a future meeting.<\/p>\n Ken Garlington is a member of the Fort Worth Report Documenters<\/a> crew. 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This World War I site, part of Camp Taliaferro, later Hicks Field, still has an aircraft-shaped target embedded in the ground. (Courtesy | Benbrook Public Library, Corky Baird)<\/p>\n
\nApproved a certificate of appropriateness for the construction of a multifamily residence at 1227 Verbena St.
\nDenied without prejudice a certificate of appropriateness for a new garage, accessory building, and shutters to be added to the house at 1112 Elizabeth Blvd. to give the homeowners and staff more time to discuss issues further.
\nDenied without prejudice a certificate of appropriateness to apply a lime wash protective coating to the historic brick exterior of the house at 2239 6th Ave.<\/p>\n