Students walk by a campus building under a tree - historic college campuses

On foot · principal city, Texas

Historic College Campuses in Fort Worth, TX

College buildings and campuses on the register near you, good walking with a long history behind every hall.

Architecture is history you can still walk into. Fort Worth is one of the cities the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX metro area is officially named after. The trick is knowing which doors have a story behind them.

People walking along a tree-lined campus path - historic college campuses — Photo: avansear on Unsplash

A group of people walking on a road - historic college campuses — Photo: Meredith Spencer on Unsplash

A group of people walking down a sidewalk next to a building - historic college campuses — Photo: Stacie Ong on Unsplash

On the record near Fort Worth, TX

The 8 nearest

8 listed sites on the record match historic college campuses within 120 miles of Fort Worth, TX, out of 99 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

Weatherford College Old Main Building27 miles from the center of Fort Worth · Parker CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
Campus Theatre34 miles from the center of Fort Worth · Denton CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
Decatur Baptist College36 miles from the center of Fort Worth · Wise CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
Clifton College Administration Building69 miles from the center of Fort Worth · Bosque CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
Grayson College75 miles from the center of Fort Worth · Grayson CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
Roberta School Campus100 miles from the center of Fort Worth · Building · Durant · listed 1988National Register of Historic Places
Oklahoma Presbyterian College102 miles from the center of Fort Worth · Building · Durant · listed 1976National Register of Historic Places
History of East Texas Normal College#Cooper|East Texas Normal College, Original Site of104 miles from the center of Fort Worth · Delta CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark

Distances are straight-line from the center of Fort Worth, TX. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

College Campuses in Fort Worth, step by step

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See every listed site of this kind in the area
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Sort by distance and pick the closest few
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Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Fort Worth, TX ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Fort Worth, TX?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Fort Worth

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Fort Worth, TX the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Fort Worth, TX are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.