Markeen Apartments
Approximate location: the National Park Service places this pin arbitrarily within the property, not at a surveyed point (stated accuracy ±12 m).
Why it's listed
Two matching brick apartment buildings at St. Louis and Daggett avenues in Fort Worth's Near Southside were built in 1910. One faces Daggett with eight units and the other faces St. Louis with six. Their Prairie School-inspired design includes parapets imitating hipped roofs covered in pressed metal tiles, wide boxed eaves, three-sided bay windows and two-tiered porches with wood balustrades. Interiors keep pine floors, pocket doors, butler's pantries and early speaking tubes beside the entrances. The complex rose as Fort Worth's population grew from about 26,700 in 1900 to more than 73,000 in 1910, and it was built in an area affected by the 1909 South Side fire. Other apartment buildings from that period nearby have been demolished, leaving this one as the survivor. The buildings were listed for their architectural value as a well-preserved early apartment complex. At the time of the nomination they stood vacant while a tax credit rehabilitation retained the historic room layouts, doors, windows and woodwork.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the apartments are an excellent example of an early 20th century apartment complex in the Near South Side and a good expression of Prairie School-inspired design applied to apartment buildings. They were built during a population boom, and most apartment buildings of that era in Fort Worth are gone. The Markeen is the only survivor among the apartments built in the area burned by the 1909 fire.
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 01000470, listed May 2, 2001. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 210-14 St. Louis Ave. and 406-10 W. Daggett Ave., Fort Worth |
|---|---|
| County | Tarrant County |
| Listed | May 2, 2001 |
| Reference number | 01000470 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1910 |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century American Movements: Prairie School |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed current function is vacant, with rehabilitation work in progress as a certified rehabilitation tax credit project. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 32.74221, -97.32847 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary: it recognises significance and does not restrict what a private owner may do without federal money or permits. It unlocks the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit for income-producing buildings, state credits in many states, and Section 106 review when federal agencies are involved. See what listing means in practice.
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 01000470.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14711016
- This listing as JSON
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