The Mansion of Fort Worth Texas 

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I live in Fort Worth Texas and have been to Thistle Hill several times. Back in the 90's you could get daily tours of it. A beautiful home.

My Dad used to deliver newspapers to the Girl's Service League when he was a boy. He had fond memories of that. I remember the Save the Scott Home effort. It's sad so see the mansion surrounded by the Cook's Children's Medical Center now. Thanks for making your video!

Thanks for sharing this video on the grand old House .. I believe Baylor Hospital or Children's hospital has now purchased the house and land . I hope they keep it as it is Throughout the past three decades , my company did most of the masonry restoration work on Thistle Hill . We tuck pointed all of the chimneys with matching mortar color and sealed the bricks .. we tuck pointed all around the house . At one point , especially on the East facing , the basement walls were bowing in .. we had to remove soil and rebuild some portions of wall and repair many cracks through the basement, strengthening the walls as we went , to prevent further movement. The basement alone on this house is huge ..you could probably put 1000 people in it , standing as a group .. huge . We worked on most of the auxiliary buildings as well .. basically , anything that needed masonry repairs , we did that work . It's a beautiful house ..Ft Worth has lost many beautiful homes and other buildings..we worked on many of them .. and still do , from time to time .

We had our wedding reception there in November 1980 . Quite a party ! That wife is history . So glad Thistle Hill the old Scott Home ( as we used to call it ) is still there ! Fun Fact - during the renovations that were taking place a few years before our reception there , they sponsored some killer haunted houses there during Halloween Season to raise money .... It's said that Butch & Sundance Kid crashed a party there while they were in Fort Worth hanging low under their aliases .

The town was actually named for her aunt Electra, the car was yes named for her. She had a similar mansion in nearby Highland Park, (Dallas) AT the SAME time, in addition to her apartment in NYC and her ranch homes. What he didn't mention was that she was pretty outrageous for her time, did not hesitate to speak her mind, aaaand was a renowned sculptor.

My parents lived right across the street from Thistle Hill Mansion in the Westchester House Apartments right after they got married. We grew up in Ft. Worth so this iconic landmark was a constant presence in our early lives. Toured it on occasion.

My mom was a docent when I was growing up and I used to hang out and explore between tours. I've been inside the foundation and every nook and cranny of that property. We also visited El Castile and the ranch. Fond memories of decorating the house for the holidays and the time we found Electra's wedding veil in the back of a storage cabinet and returned it to the family.

We visited THISTLE HILL in 1983 - what a beautiful home so very well maintained and cared for. In fact I just extracted photographs from a photo album of THISTLE HILL which was beautifully furnished. We took many photographs and my children enjoyed our visit to THISTLE HILL and so we enjoyed seeing all the beautiful furniture. WONDERFUL PART OF THE FORT WORTH HISTORY. Thanks for sharing THISTLE HILL I recognized the house immediately.

Went to a wedding there in early 1990's.It was wonderful.That staircase is amazing in person.Was thriiled to be in such a historic home.I hope it remains for years to come.

Would love to see El Castille the Waggoner mansion in Decatur featured.

Well done video. I am so glad that a few unique features of Fort Worth have been preserved.

Visited here several years ago when I lived in FW. Loved Thistle Hill.

So beautiful! I live in Texas & spent a lot of time in North Central, TX. So very beautiful. Thanks.

This home is a true beauty & glad they didn't tear it down...i love seeing old architecture 🌼

So glad they kept this beautiful house up.. I went to school by this place and would see it everyday.. seeing this reminds me of walking up and down this street as a young man 💛

Wow. I’ve lived in this area all my life and I don’t recall ever seeing this house. I knew about Thistle Hill though of course. This was very interesting. Thanks for posting it.

I watched it crumble and fall into disrepair over 3 decades from my grandmother's apartment window at Westchester House. Glad to know it is being revived and restored.

Wow, thank you so much!

We recently went to cook childrens, specifically parked in the parking garage to left of the house and went into the building behind the property and my son kept asking me why there's a random house there. I didn't know why, but now I can tell him.

Nice history

I used to pass by this house every day going to work. I had no idea about this history!

Oh nooooo. Not open for tours!??? That makes me very sad. When I was a girl-I was a Girl Scout, and we had week long summer camps there, and on the last night of the camp we would all bring our sleeping bags and sleep in the entry way and all along the stairs. In the 3rd floor is where the BALLROOM is, where all those fancy party’s were…soooo neat, with all the secret servant passages. 😂 it was such an awesome experience When we grew up, my best friend got married there and I was so excited then to get to be in her wedding for so many reasons! I’m sure lots of us have memories of thistle hill, the Scott house, Electra Mansion and seeing that the general public is missing out on all that history, makes me sad.

Thistle Hill recently was transferred to Cooks Children. I was a Master Gardener there I planted the herb bed by the kitchen entrance. Bell MacFarland House around the corner is smaller but more ornate and still open to the public.

My hubby would like to add to your story ,as he helped raise money to preserve it.

Good video.. can’t believe you have so little subs

gotta be super haunted

This was recently gifted to Cook Children's Medical Center, which is the blue topped castle you will find surrounding the house in this video.

And now it's been sold to the hospital surrounding it and will surely be gutted for office space.

Que linda mansão!

Thank you for showcasing one of the many Crown Jewels we have here in Fort Worth and surrounding area. Like you I have been lucky enough to have been in the house three times. Also thank you for doing your research and knowing the full history of the house. I have always known it as the Scott House for my nearly 60 years. I remember the Haunted House that thedustyhead spoke of as well. Thank you again for sharing this.

How have I lived here most of my life and never heard of this?!

I would love to tour that house

my home town

I looked at this building 5 days a week for months while doing work in the new hospitals in area

I see that house everyday going in to work

Ayyyye shout to to fort worth 817 ❤️🤘🏼

Pretty sure I worked a wedding here. My Mom was the photographer. It was really neat!

Fun Fact… My Great-grandmother Worked and Lived There🌹

Didn't mention that house has a ballroom!

That’s all I see going on there now these days is a bunch of weddings. Always pass this place all the time since it’s in the medical distract. That’s Harris Hospital and the children’s hospital are near the house and what you see in the background of the photos.

what is that church at the beginning of the video when you ask for us to subscribe? I want to know where that is

Lol, you call that a mansion????