William G. Newby Memorial Building
Herman Frerichs, a cotton exporter from Bremen, Germany, built this house in 1910-1911. He and his family were on vacation in Germany at the outbreak of World War I in 1914 and were not allowed to return to the United States. The U.S. government seized the house under the Alien Property Act and held it until the end of the war. Frerichs sold the property to Mrs. William G. Newby in 1923. She gave it to the Fort Worth Woman's Club in memory of her husband. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967
32.7387° N, 97.3398° W
Where to Find It
The Woman's Club of Fort Worth, N side Pennsylvania Avenue between S. Ballinger and S. Lake streets
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi N Woman's Club of Fort Worth Fort Worth
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- 0.2 mi E Fountain G. and Mary Oxsheer House Fort Worth