Knights of Pythias Building (Fort Worth, Texas)

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Knights of Pythias Building
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Knights of Pythias Building in 2016
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Knights of Pythias Building
Location
Coordinates 32°45′19″N97°19′52″W / 32.75528°N 97.33111°W / 32.75528; -97.33111
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1901 (1901)
Architect Sanguinet & Staats
Architectural style Medieval
NRHP reference No. 70000761 [1]
RTHL No. 2967 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP28 April 1970
Designated RTHL1962

The Knights of Pythias Building is an historic three-story redbrick Knights of Pythias building located at 315 Main Street in Fort Worth, Texas. Also known as the Knights of Pythias Castle Hall, it was built in 1901 on the site of an 1881 structure, the first Pythian Castle Hall ever built, which had burned earlier the same year. The building housed the city's first offset printing press, and coin-operated laundry. On April 28, 1970, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The building is also a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark (RTHL). In 1981, it was restored and is now part of the Sundance Square area of downtown Fort Worth. The lead tenant in the building today is Haltom's Jewelers. [1] [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System  (#70000761)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2013-11-02.
  2. "Details for Knights of Pythias (Atlas Number 5439002967)". Texas Historical Commission . Archived from the original on 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  3. Roberts, John. "Knights of Pythias Castle Hall". Architecture in Fort Worth. Archived from the original on 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  4. "Clock Works". Haltom's Jewelers. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2022-06-08.

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