Eddleman-McFarland House

Eddleman-McFarland House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Location	1110 Penn St., Fort Worth, Texas
Coordinates	32°44′50″N 97°20′33″W / 32.74722°N 97.34250°WCoordinates: 32°44′50″N 97°20′33″W / 32.74722°N 97.34250°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1899
Architect	Messer,Howard
Architectural style	Late Victorian, Other, Jacobethan Revival
NRHP Reference #	79003009[1]
RTHL #	1385
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 18, 1979
Designated RTHL	1980

The Eddleman-McFarland House, sometimes known as the Ball-Eddleman-McFarland House or just the McFarland House, is a historic residence built in 1899 in the Quality Hill section of Fort Worth, Texas.^[2]

History

The house on the bluff above the Trinity River was built in 1899 in the area then known as Quality Hill. This neighborhood contained many of the large Victorian homes of the "Cattle Baron Families", few of which are still standing. Howard Messer designed the house for Sarah Ball, who died within five years of the house's construction. William Eddleman, founder of the Western National Bank, then bought the house. His daughter, Carrie McFarland, lived in the house until her death in 1978. Eddleman's bank was founded in 1906 and failed in 1913. The Junior League of Fort Worth bought the house in 1979 and it was later acquired by Historic Fort Worth, Inc.^[3]

Architecture

The exterior of the house is constructed of brick, sandstone, and marble in the Victorian and Queen Anne styles. In the interior are mainly mahogany and oak mantles, cornices, coffered ceilings, paneling and parquet floors.^[3]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Historic Fort Worth, accessed October 15, 2012.
3. Fort Worth Architecture, Ball-Eddleman-McFarland House, accessed October 15, 2012.