{"nrhp_refnum":"11000136","name":"Texas Garden Clubs, Inc., Headquarters","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3111 Old Garden Rd","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fort Worth","county":"Tarrant County","state":"TX","lat":32.74055550800006,"lon":-97.36399968799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-03-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story Ranch-style clubhouse at 3111 Old Garden Road in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, built in 1959 on the grounds of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. It serves as the headquarters of Texas Garden Clubs, Inc.","why_significant":"It is nominated under Criterion A in Social History as the headquarters of the state's affiliated garden clubs and the first state garden club headquarters built in the country. It is also nominated under Criterion C as an excellent example of the residential Ranch style applied to an institutional building. It retains a high degree of integrity inside and out.","narrative":"Texas Garden Clubs, Inc., Headquarters is a one-story clubhouse built in 1959 on the grounds of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Designed by local architect Robert P. Woltz, Jr., and built by Cain and Cain, it follows the Ranch style, with an elongated inverted T-shaped plan, a low hipped roof with wide eaves, and walls veneered in irregularly coursed sandstone. Full-height glass and glazed doors on the garden side link the interior to the landscaped grounds. Inside, birch cabinetry, a library, a promenade and an auditorium survive largely as originally built. The building is recognized for two reasons. As the first state garden club headquarters constructed in the country, it reflects the popularity and influence of garden clubs among Texas women in the mid-twentieth century, when the state had more clubs than any other. It is also a well-preserved example of a residential architectural style adapted for institutional use. It continues to serve as the organization's home base.","period_of_significance":"1959-1961","architect_builder":"Architect Robert P. Woltz, Jr.; builder Cain and Cain","architectural_style":"Modern Movement: Ranch","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a garden club clubhouse and headquarters; the building retains a high degree of integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.893649-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/64/9735/40973564/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/11000136.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000136/d2e75da0a5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000136/d2e75da0a5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Garden_Club.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Garden_Club.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973564","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002717"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/tarrant-county/texas-garden-clubs-inc-headquarters-11000136/"}