Chase Court
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
Marker Inscription
When E.E. Chase purchased the property that is now known as Chase Court, the area was some distance from the City of Fort Worth. Chase, a business man and investor, built a house in the center of the court and raised horses on his land. In 1900 his home was moved to what became lot No. 4 in 1906, when the property was bought and subdivided by the Consolidated Improvement and Construction Company of Fort Worth. Throughout its history, the neighborhood has been the home of many distinguished Fort Worth businessmen and professionals. (1984)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
When E.E. Chase bought this land, it lay some distance beyond Fort Worth's edge, and the businessman built a home at its center and raised horses there. In 1906 a development company purchased and subdivided the property, moving Chase's house onto one of the new lots and creating the residential enclave known as Chase Court. Over the following decades it became home to many of the city's prominent businessmen and professionals.
Why it matters
Chase Court captures the outward expansion of a booming Texas city as open horse pasture gave way to a planned neighborhood for a rising urban professional class.
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