Henry M. Williams Home
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
Marker Inscription
A native of Georgia, Henry W. Williams (d. 1925) was the founder of the H.W. Williams Wholesale Drug Company and a prominent Fort Worth banker. This Colonial Revival residence was built for him between 1907 and 1909. Notable features include the elaborate portico with Corinthian columns and the wide veranda. Since 1925 it has been the home of several prominent area families whose lifestyles reflected cultural and social values of the community. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1982
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Georgia-born Henry W. Williams built his fortune in Fort Worth as founder of the H.W. Williams Wholesale Drug Company and a prominent local banker. Between 1907 and 1909 he raised this Colonial Revival residence, distinguished by a Corinthian-columned portico and a broad veranda. For a century it has passed among leading area families whose homes reflected the community's aspirations.
Why it matters
The house embodies the confident commercial prosperity of an early-twentieth-century Texas boomtown, when wholesale trade and banking turned Fort Worth into a regional business hub.
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