Fort Worth Star-Telegram

This is another downtown landmark (original building) designed by Sanguinet & Staats. Wyatt C. Hedrick Construction Company was the General Contractor.  Hedrick, was also an architect and engineer.  Eventually, he became partners with Sanguinet & Staats and ultimately took over the firm on their retirement.  Originally, the back wall was irregular shaped. The 1940 addition squared off the rear of the building. It was designed by Hedrick. The 1948 addition, designed by William Ginsberg Associates of New York,  doubled the size of it. The 1970 expansion featured a new building across 6th Street that also spanned over it. This addition was designed by Preston M. Geren and was constructed by Thos. S. Byrne, both of Fort Worth.  At the same time, the first floor mezzanine and the basement mezzanine have been expanded to become full floors, and the base of the building was altered at that time.  One impressive feature of the building is the terra cotta frieze above the 4th floor windows.