Burnett Plaza

801 Cherry St. - 1983

This 40 story, 1,024,627 square foot building is the tallest in Fort Worth at 567 feet and is the city's largest office building. it was constructed on the site of the Medical Arts Building, by Wyatt C. Hedrick.  It was designed by Sikes, Jennings, & Kelly Architects from Houston, Texas and Geren Associates from Fort Worth.   The building has two distinct facades. The eastern side, facing Burnett Park, resembles the Bank of America Building. The western facade features the elevator core of the building as a design element. In order to construct this skyscraper, the Medical Arts Building, an 18 story early Fort Worth landmark skyscraper, was demolished.  KDFW-TV (Fox 4) and WFAA- TV (Channel 8, ABC) have cameras located on top of the building to show views of the city during their newscasts.  A major tenant is Burlington Resources. Worth National Bank occupies the bank space on the ground floor.  They also operate a  drive-thru motor bank  on the first level of the adjacent parking garage.  Alonti Deli is in operation on the retail level of the building located in the basement.

Historic Photos from the Jack White Collection, University of Texas at Arlington:
Medical Arts Building and Burnett Park - 1942
Implosion of the Medical Arts Building - 1973

Fort Worth Forum Discussion Topic