Wharton-Scott House, Colonial Revival mansion in Fort Worth, United States.
The Wharton-Scott House is a two-and-a-half-story brick mansion on Pennsylvania Avenue in Fort Worth, Texas, built in the Colonial Revival and Beaux-Arts styles with a gambrel roof and cast stone trim. The property also includes a carriage house and grounds enclosed by brick walls.
The house was built between 1903 and 1904 for Electra Waggoner and Albert Buck Wharton, two well-known names in Fort Worth society. In 1911 it passed to cattle baron Winfield Scott, whose name has been linked to the property ever since.
The house on Pennsylvania Avenue now serves as a venue for weddings and private gatherings, which means visitors can sometimes walk the grounds during events. The brick walls, carriage house, and cast stone details give a concrete sense of how prosperous Texas families presented themselves around 1900.
The property functions as an event venue, so access for general visitors depends on whether a private event is taking place. It is worth checking ahead before visiting, as the building and grounds may be in use on any given day.
The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which means its original fabric is protected and major exterior changes are regulated. The carriage house on the grounds is one of the few surviving outbuildings of its type from that period still standing in Fort Worth.
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