Butler Place Historic District, Public housing complex in Fort Worth, United States.
Butler Place Historic District is a residential development in Fort Worth featuring Colonial Revival brick buildings laid out across land between downtown and major highways. The structures create a cohesive neighborhood with consistent architectural character throughout the area.
Before the housing project, the area was known as Chambers Hill, notorious in the 1930s for squalid housing and prostitution. In 1938 the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce lobbied the Public Works Administration to clear the dilapidated housing and replace it with low-rent housing. Financed by local and federal money, Butler Place opened in 1941 with 412 units and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 4, 2011.
The district takes its name from Henry Harrison Butler, a Civil War veteran who became Fort Worth's first African American teacher. His legacy remains central to the identity of this residential community.
The district is located near Interstate 30, Interstate 35W, and US Highway 287, making it easy to reach by car. The I.M. Terrell Academy on its southern edge serves as a helpful orientation point.
The site was called Chambers Hill before the housing was built; in the 1930s it was known for dilapidated housing and prostitution. In 1938 the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce lobbied the Public Works Administration to clear it and replace it with low-rent housing. Butler Place was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 4, 2011.
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