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United States Post Office (Fort Worth, Texas)

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United States Post Office is located on 251 W. Lancaster Avenue in Fort Worth, Texas. Designed by Wyatt C. Hedrick, the building opened on February 22, 1933. Composed of Cordova limestone, the three-story rectangular building was designed in the Beaux Arts style. In 2014, the building was placed on the "Most Endangered Places" list by Historic Fort Worth, Inc. The building was added to the National Register 1985.The building contains New Deal murals commissioned by the Public Works of Art Project in 1934, created by Fort Worth artists Dwight Clay Holmes and William Henry Baker.

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United States Post Office (Fort Worth, Texas)
West Lancaster Avenue, Fort Worth

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Fort Worth Main Post Office

West Lancaster Avenue 251
76107 Fort Worth
Texas, United States
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Fort Worth Water Gardens
Fort Worth Water Gardens

The Fort Worth Water Gardens, built in 1974, is located on the south end of downtown Fort Worth between Houston and Commerce Streets next to the Fort Worth Convention Center. The 4.3-acre (1.7 hectare) Water Gardens were designed by noted New York architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee and were dedicated to the City of Fort Worth by the Amon G. Carter Foundation. The urban park is frequently billed as a "cooling oasis in the concrete jungle" of downtown. Its focal points are three pools of water and a terraced knoll, which helps to shield the park from the rest of the City. Interstate 30 was relocated from its former site immediately adjacent to the Water Gardens, making the south end of the park quieter. The park is now situated adjacent to Lancaster Avenue, recently landscaped and prepared for redevelopment. The quiet, blue meditation pool is encircled with cypress trees and towering walls that are covered in thin plane of water that cascades almost 90 degrees down to the sunken blue water feature. The sound of the water on the walls evokes thoughts of a gentle rain shower. The aerating pool features multiple illuminated spray fountains under a canopy of large oak trees. The main attraction of the Water Gardens is the active pool, which has water cascading 38 feet (11 m) down terraces and steps into a small pool at the bottom. The active pool experience was built for people to be able to walk down the terraced steps to be surrounded by and experience the power, sounds and motion of water crashing around them.