Inspiration Point Shelter House

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Inspiration Point Shelter House
LocationRoughly 250 yds. S. of 2400 blk. of Roberts Cut Off Rd. in Marion Sansom Park, Fort Worth, Texas
Coordinates 32°45′32″N97°19′38″W / 32.75889°N 97.32722°W / 32.75889; -97.32722 Coordinates: 32°45′32″N97°19′38″W / 32.75889°N 97.32722°W / 32.75889; -97.32722
Arealess than one acre
Built1927 (1927)
Built byThomas S. Byrne
ArchitectE.W. Van Slyke & Co.
Architectural style Rustic
NRHP reference No. 14000105 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 31, 2014

Inspiration Point Shelter House is an open-air pavilion located at Marion Samson Park in Fort Worth, Texas. Built in 1927, the pavilion stands on a limestone bluff facing south-southwest overlooking Lake Worth dam, an old fish hatchery and the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base. The structure was designed in a style sometimes referred to as National Park Service Rustic or Parkitecture. It was built primarily of limestone. On December 22, 1973, a fire destroyed the original roof. The pavilion was restored in 2011. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 31, 2014.

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  1. Staff (April 11, 2014). "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/31/14 through 4/05/14". National Park Service . Retrieved November 17, 2015.

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