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Googins Commercial Block

1535-49 N. Main St. - c.1911

  • Googins Commercial Block
    Googins Commercial Block

Historic Designation:
City of FW Highly Significant Endangered Landmark

 

Joseph  B. Googins, a North Side developer and businessman, constructed this building around 1911 at the southwest corner of North Main and NW 20th Streets.  From observation on the exterior and from aerial photographs, this building was probably constructed at several different times.  Early tenants included an electrician, barber, tailor, milliner, sewing machine shop, and doctor's offices and apartments upstairs.  The building features decorative brickwork on the parapet and a cornice with an arcade in projecting brick.  The building is trimmed out with cast stone.  The building has been restored, including rebuilding the storefronts on the ground floor. This project also involved designating the building at the highest historic level in the city.

 

Architectural Style:
Early 20th Century Mixed Use

Category:
Retail/Office/Residential