Garvey Veihl House

by Joan Carroll

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18.000 x 12.000 inches

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Garvey Veihl House

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Joan Carroll

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Photograph - Digital Photograph

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I found this house listed as one of the most endangered historic buildings in Fort Worth, as listed by Historic Fort Worth. When I drove there I expected to see a rundown old home. I was shocked to see an historic building in total disrepair. Yet, there was a For Sale sign on the sidewalk and a satellite dish attached to the back of the house! The Historic Texas Landmark sign in the front read: Early landowner Baldwin L Samuel deeded land in this are to his daughter Mary and her husband Isaac Foster in 1876. The Fosters and their daughter Lucy (Lula) and her husband William B. Garvey moved here from Kentucky in 1882 and built a home overlooking the Trinity River on a lot adjacent to this home site. At that time many of the city's wealthiest families were building impressive homes along Samuels Avenue and the bluff of the Trinity River. The Garveys bought this lot from the fosters in 1883 and in 1884 built a small 1-story frame residence. By the late 1890s they ha enlarged the house to its current 2 story Queen Anne style appearance. The house exhibits hallmark features of the style including asymmetrical massing, porches, cormers, and beehive turrets. The house was bequeathed to Baptist Church Charities following the Garveys' deaths in 1915. Merchant Robert C. Veihl and his wife Lena B. bought the home in 1918. It was maintained by the Veihl family until 1959 but was subsequently abandoned and in 1972 faced condemnation. The house was saved and eventually renovated. The house is prepresentative of the grand homes that lines Samuels Avenue at the turn of the century.

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March 2nd, 2014

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