Oakhurst Historic District
Why it's listed
Oakhurst is a residential neighborhood of roughly 28 blocks on a wooded hill above the Trinity River, about two and a half miles northeast of the Tarrant County Courthouse in Fort Worth. The Oakhurst Land Company began selling lots in 1924, promoting country living only minutes from Main Street, and restricted both additions to residential use. Later sections, called West Oakhurst, were laid out by the Kansas City landscape architects Hare and Hare, with curving streets and large irregular lots that follow the rolling terrain. The housing runs from 1920s and 1930s Tudor Revival and Bungalow houses to postwar Ranch and Colonial Revival homes. Tudor Revival is the most common style at 22 percent, followed by Ranch at 18 percent. Stone retaining walls, small parks, entrance columns and mature oaks, elms and pecans add to the character. The district is significant for its role in the city's suburban growth and for its architecture and landscape design between 1924 and 1959.
Significance in brief: It is presented as a middle-class suburban neighborhood whose growth from 1924 through the 1950s paralleled Fort Worth's rise as a regional industrial and transportation hub. It also holds a broad range of housing styles, and its western sections were designed by the landscape architecture firm Hare and Hare of Kansas City with curving streets that follow the terrain.
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 10000051, listed February 24, 2010. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly bounded by Yucca Ave., Sylvania Ave., Watauga Ave., and Oakhurst Scenic Dr., Fort Worth |
|---|---|
| County | Tarrant County |
| Listed | February 24, 2010 |
| Reference number | 10000051 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1924-1959 |
| Architect / builder | Oakhurst Land Company, Builder; Hare and Hare, Landscape Architects |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Ranch, National Folk |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Architecture, Landscape Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Remains a residential neighborhood, with single and multiple dwellings still in use; 564 of 707 resources are contributing. |
| Acreage | 253 |
| Coordinates | 32.78468, -97.31447 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 10000051.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7073916
- This listing as JSON
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