Amon Carter-Riverside High School

Built on a 20 acre site that it shares with Riverside Middle School, this three story "H" shaped school was designed by Fort Worth Architect Wyatt C. Hedrick.  The materials on the building are yellow brick, red clay tile roof, and a projecting stone entry.  The design of the building is a Spanish Baroque.  In 1949 and 1954, Hedrick's office designed sympathetic additions to the rear of the building.  In 1985, Halbach-Dietz Architects completed a library addition to the rear.  At the current time, another classroom addition and cafeteria expansion is underway.  The front of the building is heavily landscaped and planted with numerous oak trees, native to the neighborhood.  The landscaped front yard was designed by Hare & Hare Landscape Architects from St. Louis as a part of the Works Progress Administration.  This landscaping includes a park shelter near the intersection of Riverside Drive and Yucca Ave.