Jarvis Building

This is one of the oldest commercial buildings still standing in downtown, and the only commercial stone building that I know of still in existence. The building is named for J.J. Jarvis, who was a member of one of the founding families of Fort Worth. Although altered in 1968 by a stucco patch over 1/2 of the facade, this building is an excellent example of Italianate commercial architecture present in Fort Worth in the 1880's. This stucco patch has been painted to resemble the remainder of the facade. The building features cut sandstone on the upper floor and cast iron columns on the ground floor. The cast iron was covered up in the 1968 remodel, but one column is exposed at the entrance to the second floor.  A stone column is adjacent to it on the corner of the building. At some point in time, the red sandstone building was painted white in order to keep the stone walls from leaking. The ground floor currently houses the Jubilee Theater and Paper Trails.  The building is part of Sundance Square.