{"nrhp_refnum":"98001415","name":"Montgomery Ward and Company Building","other_names":["Tindall Storage Warehouse"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"801 Grove St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fort Worth","county":"Tarrant County","state":"TX","lat":32.75408297600006,"lon":-97.32633099899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1998-11-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A five-story red brick warehouse built in 1911 at 801 Grove Street, at Seventh and Grove Streets on the eastern edge of downtown Fort Worth, Texas, to house Montgomery Ward's mail-order distribution operation.","why_significant":"The building was Montgomery Ward's first home in Fort Worth, chosen to serve growing orders from the south and southwest. It reflects Fort Worth's growth into a major rail and distribution center in the early 20th century. It is significant locally under Criterion A for commerce.","narrative":"Built in 1911 at the corner of Seventh and Grove Streets in Fort Worth, this five-story red brick warehouse was constructed for Montgomery Ward & Company's mail-order catalog and distribution business. Its square plan measures about 100 by 100 feet, and its exterior is accented by a yellow brick corbelled cornice and a central parapet. Loading docks along the north side once received rail deliveries from a Rock Island Railroad track laid for the company. Inside, about 10,000 square feet of pressed tin ceilings and a walk-in Mosler safe survive on the second floor. The building was Ward's first Fort Worth location, chosen to serve rising orders from the south and southwest after the Kansas City branch could not keep up. The company moved to a larger plant in 1928. The building is recognized for its role in the company's expansion and in Fort Worth's growth as a rail and distribution center. It is still used as a warehouse today.","period_of_significance":"1911-1924","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Other: vernacular, 2-part commercial block","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Currently used as a warehouse (storage business); original windows were replaced and some ground-level alterations made, but the building retains integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.246309-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/92/9734/40973492/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/98001415.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98001415/f403bd3064-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98001415/f403bd3064-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MWbuilding1.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:MWbuilding1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973492","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002296"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/tarrant-county/montgomery-ward-and-company-building-98001415/"}