Marshall R. Sanguinet House
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Noted Fort Worth architect Marshall R. Sanguinet (1859-1936) built this Shingle Style house about 1894, incorporating his earlier residence at this site which was damaged by fire. A partner in the prominent statewide architecture firm of Sanguinet and Staats, Marshall Sanguinet was associated with many of the citys early multi-story buildings and with the development of the Arlington Heights subdivision, which included his home.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Noted Fort Worth architect Marshall R. Sanguinet built this Shingle Style house around 1894, incorporating an earlier residence on the site that had been damaged by fire. A partner in the influential statewide firm of Sanguinet and Staats, he shaped many of Fort Worth's first multi-story buildings and helped develop the Arlington Heights subdivision where his home stood.
Why it matters
The home of a pioneering skyscraper-era architect marks the moment Texas cities began to build upward and outward into the modern age.
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