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Historic commission recommends 'highly significant endangered' overlay for former TXU power plant
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The Fort Worth Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission voted unanimously to recommend a "highly significant endangered" overlay for the former TXU power plant at 411 North Main Street, citing architectural significance, decades of vacancy, and development pressure.
The Fort Worth Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission voted 7-0 on Feb. 9 to recommend that City Council consider adding a “highly significant endangered” overlay to the former TXU power plant at 411 North Main Street.
Staff told commissioners the Beaux-Arts power plant, constructed between 1911 and 1913, was a primary source of electric power for nearly 40 years and retains significant architectural features despite deferred maintenance. Staff said the building has been vacant since 2004, has suffered water intrusion, broken windows, and cracking masonry, and faces redevelopment pressure from nearby…
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