Former TSTA Building
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Completed in 1930, this building was constructed to serve as the headquarters of the Texas State Teachers Association. Noted Fort Worth architect Wiley G. Clarkson design the structure, which features Renaissance Revival styling. In 1949 the decision was made to move the TSTA offices to Austin, and the building was later purchased by the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association which remained here for thirty years. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark- 1981.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Completed in 1930 as the headquarters of the Texas State Teachers Association, this Renaissance Revival building was designed by noted Fort Worth architect Wiley G. Clarkson. The TSTA moved its offices to Austin in 1949, and the building was later bought by the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, which occupied it for three decades.
Why it matters
The building reflects the growing organizational muscle of the teaching profession in the early twentieth century, and the architectural ambition of a booming Fort Worth.
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