Pollock-Capps House
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Built in 1898 for Dr. Joseph R. Pollock (1856-1941), this mansion was sold to William Capps (1858-1925) and wife Sallie (1864-1946), whose family lived here 1909 to 1971. On the grounds were a golf course, tennis court, and a 3-car garage with a ballroom above. This was in a neighborhood lined with Victorian homes of bankers, businessmen, cattlemen, lawyers, physicians,and publishers, and was nicknamed "Quality Hill".
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
As Fort Worth boomed from a cattle-trail town into a Gilded Age city, its newly wealthy bankers, cattlemen, and lawyers built grand Victorian homes along a bluff that locals dubbed "Quality Hill." This 1898 mansion, first for a physician and then for the Capps family, came complete with a private golf course, tennis court, and a garage topped by a ballroom. It stands as a survivor of a vanished district of turn-of-the-century opulence.
Why it matters
It captures how the fortunes of the cattle and commercial economy reshaped Texas cities into showcases of Gilded Age wealth.
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Related people
- · Dr. Joseph R. Pollock
- · William Capps
- · Sallie Capps
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