Before paint removal:

After paint removal:

This two story building was the home of one of four automobile dealerships on West 7th in the 1920's.  It originally opened as Packard Scruggs Co., but one year after the opening, changed its name to Packard-Fort Worth.  The Packard dealership remained until 1929.  In the mid-1930's, H.B. Ransom opened Fort Worth Motors, Inc. at this location.  Ransom sold Chrysler and Plymouth automobiles.  Around 1945, the name was changed to H.B. Ransom Motor Co. and they continued in operation until the mid-1960's.  The building is vaguely Renaissance and Baroque in styling, with limited decoration.  Over the course of time, the brick has been painted.  In late 2004, the paint has been removed from the building.