Electric Building
Also known as: Fort Worth Power and Light Building; Texas Electric Service C
Why it's listed
Rising 18 stories at West Seventh and Lamar streets, this Fort Worth office tower was built between 1927 and 1929, with a 6-story annex and theater added in 1929-30. Architect Wyatt C. Hedrick designed it for Houston financier Jesse H. Jones, combining Art Deco and Spanish Renaissance Revival detailing in a column-like composition of base, shaft and capital. Granite and cut stone clad the lower floors, buff brick covers the middle, and geometric stonework crowns the top. Alfred C. Finn designed the interior of the Hollywood Theater in the annex. The building was a product of Fort Worth's late-1920s growth, driven by the Five Year Work Program, and served as headquarters of Fort Worth Power and Light Co., later part of Texas Electric Service Company. The theater closed and the interior was remodeled as a bank in 1979, and some storefront windows were replaced in the 1970s, but the exterior largely survives. The building is now vacant, with mixed-use renovation planned.
Significance in brief: It is argued to be locally significant under Criterion A in Commerce as a product of Fort Worth's late-1920s building boom and "Five Year Work Program," and as headquarters of Fort Worth Power and Light Co. It is significant under Criterion C in Architecture as a mature 3-part vertical block with Art Deco and Spanish Renaissance Revival detailing by Hedrick.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 95000048, listed February 10, 1995. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 410 W. 7th St., Fort Worth |
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| County | Tarrant County |
| Listed | February 10, 1995 |
| Reference number | 95000048 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1927-1945 |
| Architect / builder | Hedrick, Wyatt C. (architect); L.E. Myers Co. (contractor); Finn, Alfred C. (theater architect); R.F. Hill Construction Company (theater contractor) |
| Architectural style | Other: 3-part vertical block; Art Deco |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Commerce, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Current function listed as vacant; plans call for renovation into mixed-use development with housing, retail and office space. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 32.75147, -97.33321 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 95000048.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q1325835
- This listing as JSON
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