Visited here several years ago when I lived in FW. Loved Thistle Hill.

I would love to tour that house

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

They might let people tour it not sure anymore sense cooks children Hosptial took over, I think

FORT WORTH IS BEAUTIFUL MOST BEAUTIFUL PARKS AND LOVELY PEOPLE ALWAYS SMILING AND FRIENDLY.

Wow, thank you so much!

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

Your welcome! Thank you

Thistle Hill recently was transferred to Cooks Children. I was a Master Gardener there I planted the herb bed by the kitchen entrance. Bell MacFarland House around the corner is smaller but more ornate and still open to the public.

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow very cool! Thank you for sharing, yes I have not done the MacFarland house yet.

@davidtull2476

Жыл бұрын

Glad to know about the McFarland House

What is crazy about this is my grandfather bid on this house but was out bid by the historical society. It was almost my family's home.

My Dad used to deliver newspapers to the Girl's Service League when he was a boy. He had fond memories of that. I remember the Save the Scott Home effort. It's sad so see the mansion surrounded by the Cook's Children's Medical Center now. Thanks for making your video!

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow!! That’s so cool! Well just got word that cooks children’s hosptial just took over it. Not sure what will come next

@camdencrotwell349

Жыл бұрын

I hope they don’t destroy this great history

@cpmom

Жыл бұрын

Cook has taken it over they aren't destroying it thank goodness because that's history.

Thanks for sharing this video on the grand old House .. I believe Baylor Hospital or Children's hospital has now purchased the house and land . I hope they keep it as it is Throughout the past three decades , my company did most of the masonry restoration work on Thistle Hill . We tuck pointed all of the chimneys with matching mortar color and sealed the bricks .. we tuck pointed all around the house . At one point , especially on the East facing , the basement walls were bowing in .. we had to remove soil and rebuild some portions of wall and repair many cracks through the basement, strengthening the walls as we went , to prevent further movement. The basement alone on this house is huge ..you could probably put 1000 people in it , standing as a group .. huge . We worked on most of the auxiliary buildings as well .. basically , anything that needed masonry repairs , we did that work . It's a beautiful house ..Ft Worth has lost many beautiful homes and other buildings..we worked on many of them .. and still do , from time to time .

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

Wow that is very cool, thank you for sharing, yea I heard about cooks taking over, not sure what will happen now. Its good to know that they tried to restore this place.

gotta be super haunted

We had our wedding reception there in November 1980 . Quite a party ! That wife is history . So glad Thistle Hill the old Scott Home ( as we used to call it ) is still there ! Fun Fact - during the renovations that were taking place a few years before our reception there , they sponsored some killer haunted houses there during Halloween Season to raise money .... It's said that Butch & Sundance Kid crashed a party there while they were in Fort Worth hanging low under their aliases .

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow that’s really cool!! Thank you for sharing with us. I didn’t know that.

@johnferstl8510

Жыл бұрын

I used to go to the haunted house at Halloween.

I live in Fort Worth Texas and have been to Thistle Hill several times. Back in the 90's you could get daily tours of it. A beautiful home.

Would love to see El Castille the Waggoner mansion in Decatur featured.

@scottriley9023

Жыл бұрын

I have been inside of that particular location in Decatur.......a college buddy used to know the family and mowed it and what not.......amazing place just rotting...that was in 2006.

Ayyyye shout to to fort worth 817 ❤️🤘🏼

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

heck ya you already know 817!!

We visited THISTLE HILL in 1983 - what a beautiful home so very well maintained and cared for. In fact I just extracted photographs from a photo album of THISTLE HILL which was beautifully furnished. We took many photographs and my children enjoyed our visit to THISTLE HILL and so we enjoyed seeing all the beautiful furniture. WONDERFUL PART OF THE FORT WORTH HISTORY. Thanks for sharing THISTLE HILL I recognized the house immediately.

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing with us.

My mom was a docent when I was growing up and I used to hang out and explore between tours. I've been inside the foundation and every nook and cranny of that property. We also visited El Castile and the ranch. Fond memories of decorating the house for the holidays and the time we found Electra's wedding veil in the back of a storage cabinet and returned it to the family.

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

Very interesting, thank you for sharing

My parents lived right across the street from Thistle Hill Mansion in the Westchester House Apartments right after they got married. We grew up in Ft. Worth so this iconic landmark was a constant presence in our early lives. Toured it on occasion.

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

That’s really cool to hear that. Thank you for sharing

@Priesttx57

Жыл бұрын

My great grandmother and great aunt lived in Westchester House. I grew up swimming in the pool next to Cross Keys Restaurant and ate at The Colonial Cafeteria next to Thistle Hill almost nightly. A lot of memories tied up in all these places. Another Great aunt and uncle lived in Electra, TX, so I spent time there too.

Well done video. I am so glad that a few unique features of Fort Worth have been preserved.

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

Yes I agree thanks for the feedback

The town was actually named for her aunt Electra, the car was yes named for her. She had a similar mansion in nearby Highland Park, (Dallas) AT the SAME time, in addition to her apartment in NYC and her ranch homes. What he didn't mention was that she was pretty outrageous for her time, did not hesitate to speak her mind, aaaand was a renowned sculptor.

Oh nooooo. Not open for tours!??? That makes me very sad. When I was a girl-I was a Girl Scout, and we had week long summer camps there, and on the last night of the camp we would all bring our sleeping bags and sleep in the entry way and all along the stairs. In the 3rd floor is where the BALLROOM is, where all those fancy party’s were…soooo neat, with all the secret servant passages. 😂 it was such an awesome experience When we grew up, my best friend got married there and I was so excited then to get to be in her wedding for so many reasons! I’m sure lots of us have memories of thistle hill, the Scott house, Electra Mansion and seeing that the general public is missing out on all that history, makes me sad.

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

This place is so cool, so much history in one place. Thank you for sharing. And thanks for the comment

Wow. I’ve lived in this area all my life and I don’t recall ever seeing this house. I knew about Thistle Hill though of course. This was very interesting. Thanks for posting it.

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, yea there is a lot of hidden gems

@matthewwest466

Жыл бұрын

It is kind of tucked into the Cook Children's Hospital campus. I honestly thought the hospital owned the property.

Didn't mention that house has a ballroom!

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

yea but i showed it lol

This home is a true beauty & glad they didn't tear it down...i love seeing old architecture 🌼

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

Same here thanks for the comment

So glad they kept this beautiful house up.. I went to school by this place and would see it everyday.. seeing this reminds me of walking up and down this street as a young man 💛

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

That’s very cool! Thank you for sharing your memories and thoughts

Went to a wedding there in early 1990's.It was wonderful.That staircase is amazing in person.Was thriiled to be in such a historic home.I hope it remains for years to come.

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing I hope so too.

I used to pass by this house every day going to work. I had no idea about this history!

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

well im glad i could help! thank you for the comment.

So beautiful! I live in Texas & spent a lot of time in North Central, TX. So very beautiful. Thanks.

Nice history

I watched it crumble and fall into disrepair over 3 decades from my grandmother's apartment window at Westchester House. Glad to know it is being revived and restored.

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

Me too. Thanks for the comment

That’s all I see going on there now these days is a bunch of weddings. Always pass this place all the time since it’s in the medical distract. That’s Harris Hospital and the children’s hospital are near the house and what you see in the background of the photos.

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

Yes cooks just took over the building I believe

How have I lived here most of my life and never heard of this?!

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

Well now you have 😇 so many gems out there

my home town

We recently went to cook childrens, specifically parked in the parking garage to left of the house and went into the building behind the property and my son kept asking me why there's a random house there. I didn't know why, but now I can tell him.

My hubby would like to add to your story ,as he helped raise money to preserve it.

And now it's been sold to the hospital surrounding it and will surely be gutted for office space.

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

Yup so sad to see it go.

Good video.. can’t believe you have so little subs

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the support!!

This was recently gifted to Cook Children's Medical Center, which is the blue topped castle you will find surrounding the house in this video.

Que linda mansão!

I see that house everyday going in to work

I looked at this building 5 days a week for months while doing work in the new hospitals in area

Pretty sure I worked a wedding here. My Mom was the photographer. It was really neat!

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

That’s really cool

@allym2787

Жыл бұрын

@@keepitre4l554 It really was. The bride and groom were also some of the sweetest people I have ever had the privilege of meeting. They met working for an underprivileged youth basketball team program. One of the pictures Mom took was of them playing basketball in their tux/wedding dress. It was adorable. I worked hundreds of weddings, both with my Mom and as an A/V tech. They are still my favorite bride and groom.

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

@@allym2787 oh that’s really cool! I bet those were some really good shots of them in the tux

@allym2787

Жыл бұрын

@@keepitre4l554 It was. I think I remember her actually dribbling the ball in her gown. They were wonderful, and the house was super impressive. I think I remember that they had the ceremony on the stairs up to the second floor? This was nearly 20 years ago, so details are all fuzzy. I just remember thinking it was the coolest wedding venue for the sweetest couple.

Fun Fact… My Great-grandmother Worked and Lived There🌹

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow that’s really cool

@stephaniebobek817

Жыл бұрын

What street is it on?

@ginabridges2209

Жыл бұрын

@@stephaniebobek817 It’s right next to cooks children’s Hospital and it used to be almost on the corner of 8th Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue. And it used to be known as the Scott Home, it used to have beautiful gardens surrounding the side and back with pergolas full of flowers. Back in the day it was a perfect place to have a wedding ceremony and it had a large ballroom.

@stephaniebobek817

Жыл бұрын

@@ginabridges2209 thank you been on that street many times don't know how I missed it

Thank you for showcasing one of the many Crown Jewels we have here in Fort Worth and surrounding area. Like you I have been lucky enough to have been in the house three times. Also thank you for doing your research and knowing the full history of the house. I have always known it as the Scott House for my nearly 60 years. I remember the Haunted House that thedustyhead spoke of as well. Thank you again for sharing this.

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the support, watching, and the comment

@TX_BADMAN

Жыл бұрын

@@keepitre4l554 - I am a new subscriber. If the DFW area is where you call home there is another fascinating you may want to take a look at. Its not a home, its the Adolphus Hotel in Downtown Dallas. It is still a working hotel and is owned now by the Marriott Chain and is five start all the way. However, I am sure they will be more than willing to give you a tour and explain its history as it is part of their Signature Series of Hotels. It was built in 1908 as I recall and opened in 1913. The first thing that will strike you is the German Name of the Hotel "Adolphus" if you know your history and a beer drinker you will know the name Adolpnus Bush. Yup its the same guy. After founding Budweiser Beer he decided that Dallas needed a five star hotel. If you do a little research you will also find out about hauntings and the like that are supposed to take place there. It is also rumored that the Klu Klux Klan met there. Just an idea if you are interested. Great work and thank you.

what is that church at the beginning of the video when you ask for us to subscribe? I want to know where that is

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

that church is in fort worth TEXAS off Hulen st. and HWY 30 i believe.

@sunny1992s

Жыл бұрын

That's the Marty Leonard Chapel- off of Hulen St and I-30. That area of Fort Worth is in the Arlington Heights area( a historic area on the westside of the city) that I highly recommend visiting.

@tcuaussiefrog

Жыл бұрын

What used to be the Edna Gladney Home

Lol, you call that a mansion????

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

Huh, yea it’s over 8,000 sqft so ya it’s considered a mansion lol 😂

@destineydevereux4722

Жыл бұрын

@@keepitre4l554 , it doesn't look like 8,000 , I'm in Sanibel Island so the mansions look completely different,, I didn't mean to throw aspirations on your mansion!🌴💋

@keepitre4l554

Жыл бұрын

@@destineydevereux4722 lol no worries yea this one is 13,000 sqft. Doesn’t look it though. Some say anything between 5,000-8,000 is a mansion, but big is big I guess 🤷‍♂️. Thanks for the feedback ✊

@tommy9006

8 ай бұрын

This a Historic Mansion,they were the Richest people at there time,now coming up to day we have very big mansions in Texas.