There was a big celebration recently at 1951 College Ave. in Fort Worth. Food, friends, and cupcakes were involved because this sweet blue house was believed to have turned 100 years old.
“It just celebrated its 100th birthday, and it’s still standing,” said Realtor Ashlee White about the listing. “And it’s probably got one of the most stable foundations in Fairmount.”
Just how many 100-year-olds are stable and standing straight? This one is.
A Lady and Her Age
But wait… maybe this house or some historian was fudging the birthdate. Turns out, according to local historian and preservationist Michael Tucker-McDermott, this house was built in 1911. Its first resident was Berry F. Davis, a railroad worker…