Neighborhood Guide · Fort Worth
The Fairmount Guide
Fairmount is where 6th Ave Homes started. We flipped our first house here in 2014, and the shop we work out of today is a few blocks from that first project. So this guide is part neighborhood overview and part field notes from a decade of working in these streets.
If you're thinking about buying, selling, or renovating in Fairmount — or you just like reading about old Fort Worth — this is the guide for you.
At a Glance
- Where
- South of downtown Fort Worth, bordered roughly by Hemphill, Park Place, and Eighth Avenue
- Established
- Late 1800s; one of Fort Worth's first streetcar suburbs
- Historic status
- Fairmount-Southside Historic District
- Character
- Walkable, artistic, dense with pre-1940 bungalows and craftsmans
- Typical home prices
- About $400,000–$900,000 (2026, varies widely with renovation status)
- School district
- Fort Worth ISD
- 6AH presence
- Where we started — flipped our first house here in 2014
A short history of Fairmount
Fairmount got its start in the late 1800s as one of Fort Worth's first streetcar suburbs, a place where the city's working and middle class could live a quick ride from downtown jobs. The bulk of the housing stock you see today was built between roughly 1900 and 1940 — craftsman bungalows, prairie-style cottages, Tudor revivals, the occasional foursquare.
Like a lot of old Fort Worth neighborhoods, Fairmount went through a hard middle stretch in the second half of the 20th century. By the 1980s a lot of the original homes had been split into rentals, neglected, or worse. The neighborhood's slow revival started in the 1990s and accelerated through the 2000s and 2010s, helped by the historic district designation and by buyers who saw what these houses could be again.
We came in toward the end of that cycle. The bones were already there. Our job has been bringing them back.
The homes you find here
The Fairmount housing stock is dominated by pre-1940 single-story homes — craftsman bungalows with deep front porches, prairie-style cottages with wide eaves, Tudor revivals with steeply pitched roofs and stone accents. Most are 1,200 to 2,200 square feet on small lots. Two-bedroom and three-bedroom are most common; some have been added onto over the decades and now run larger.
Material-wise, you'll see a lot of original wood siding, double-hung windows, hardwood floors under whatever the 1970s did to them, original front doors with leaded glass, and the occasional original Batchelder tile fireplace surround if you're lucky. Foundations are mostly pier-and-beam.
What to know before you renovate
Fairmount is in a historic overlay district, which means renovation work has rules — particularly anything visible from the street. Window replacements, exterior paint colors, additions, and front-facade changes all need to comply with the district's design guidelines and typically need a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission. The inside is more flexible.
A few things to expect when you take a Fairmount house apart: knob-and-tube wiring still hiding in older homes, cast-iron drain stacks that need replacement, lead paint on original trim, asbestos in some flooring underlayments, and pier-and-beam foundations that have settled in directions the original framer didn't anticipate. None of it is unusual. All of it is manageable. We've seen most of what these houses can throw at us.
If you're planning major work, get a contractor walking the house before you close. A surprise on day one is a Tuesday for us. A surprise on day fifty is a budget conversation.
6AH projects in Fairmount
1408 Lipscomb — Fairmount-corridor living room
A modern Fort Worth living room on Lipscomb, designed by our in-house team for an old-meets-new feel that still belongs on the block.
Lipscomb dining redesign
A Fairmount-corridor dining room reworked around a long wooden table, gray upholstered chairs, and a chandelier of glass orbs. Designed and installed by our in-house team.
Market snapshot
Fairmount has been one of Fort Worth's most consistent demand stories for the last 10 years. The combination of walkable streets, character housing stock, and proximity to downtown, the Cultural District, and the Near Southside has kept it tight even when the broader market cools. Buyers tend to be a mix of first-time homebuyers wanting a project, established homeowners trading up into a fully renovated bungalow, and design-minded buyers from out of state who pull up on a Saturday and never leave.
Turnover is moderate. Days on market for properly priced homes run shorter than the Fort Worth average. Renovated homes command a real premium over fixer-uppers, often $150,000 to $300,000 more for the same square footage in the same block.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I make changes to the front of my Fairmount house?
Most exterior changes visible from the street need approval from the Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission — a Certificate of Appropriateness. That covers window replacements, exterior paint colors, additions, porch changes, and front-door swaps. We help our clients get through that approval process. It's not as scary as it sounds, but it's not optional.
How long does a Fairmount renovation typically take?
A kitchen alone is usually 8 to 12 weeks once we break ground. A whole-home down-to-studs renovation on a 1920s Fairmount house runs more like 6 to 10 months. Add a few weeks for permits and historic approval before that. We have permits down to a routine, but the city sets its own pace.
What surprises should I plan for in an old Fairmount house?
Knob-and-tube wiring still lurking somewhere, cast-iron drain stacks past their useful life, lead paint on original trim, asbestos in some floor underlayments, and a pier-and-beam foundation that has settled. We budget for the typical ones up front and tell you straight which house has bigger issues.
Are Fairmount houses good investments?
Historically, yes — Fairmount has appreciated faster than the Fort Worth average over the last 10 years, and renovated homes hold their value well. Past performance isn't a guarantee, but the neighborhood fundamentals (walkability, character, proximity to downtown) aren't going anywhere.
Do you only work in Fairmount?
No. We work across all of Fort Worth — Tanglewood, Westcliff, Ryan Place, Mistletoe Heights, Berkeley Place, TCU, Park Hill, Westover Hills, Mira Vista, and out into Aledo and Parker County. Fairmount is just where we started.
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