The Richardsonian Romanesque style building was built in 1892 and served as the Stephen F. Austin Elementary School until 1977. Famed golfer Ben Hogan and actress Ginger Rogers both attended the school.
After purchasing the building in 1980, Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Co. renovated the space to use as its corporate headquarters until 2020, when the company moved to its current headquarters at 509 West Vickery Boulevard.
The site was rebranded as The Schoolhouse on Lipscomb, and it was named to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1983. This history-rich building offers a one-of-a-kind chance to lease a beautifully designed space in a submarket that has seen incredible growth in recent years, Whit Kelly said. Opportunities for single or multi-tenant use are extraordinary, and the design of the schoolhouse only supplements the tenant experience within the unique space.
Historic Fort Worth school pitched for new office digs
More than century-old building housed offices for Dickies.
Built in 1892 as a grade school, the building is south of downtown Fort Worth.(Transwestern)
A Fort Worth landmark is up for grabs as a new office location.
The two-story building south of downtown was built in 1892 as a grade school. For years, the building housed offices for Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Co., the iconic apparel firm.
Now the Richardsonian Romanesque-style building called The Schoolhouse on Lipscomb is being offered for lease to other corporate tenants.
“This history-rich building offers a one-of-a-kind chance to lease a beautifully designed space in a submarket that has seen incredible growth in recent years,” Whit Kelly of commercial property firm Transwestern said in a statement. “Opportunities for single or multi-tenant use are extraordinary, and the design of the schoolhouse only supplements the tenant experience within the unique