A historic home in Dallas nicknamed the White House was tragically destroyed in an intense fire.
Fort Worth Fire Department rushed to the scene at 10:45 pm on Tuesday night after receiving reports of a massive blaze emerging from the property.
The historic two-story home, which is located at 2117 NW 24th Street, was boarded up and vacant at the time.
Firefighters were able to contain the flames to the main structure of the house, but there was heavy damage to the home.
The property had garnered local fame and earned many nicknames – including the White House, the Brown House, the Tadlock House and the Mansion House.
A historic home in Dallas nicknamed the White House was tragically destroyed in an intense fire
Fort Worth Fire Department rushed to the scene at 10:45 pm on Tuesday night after receiving reports of a massive blaze emerging from the property
It was designated as a Historic & Cultural Landmark in the mid-1990s after being constructed in 1909 in the Colonial Revival style of architecture
It was designated as a Historic & Cultural Landmark in the mid-1990s after being constructed in 1909 in the Colonial Revival style of architecture.
The three-bedroom, 2,000 square-foot-home was originally built for Benjamin B. Brown, who worked for Swift and Company, but he sold the property in 1919 to James A. Tadlock and the Tadlock family went on to live in the house until 1978.
The original large two-story building featured an impressive temple portico with four Corinthian columns
It was remodeled over the years to include an iron railing above the cornice and a rear addition.
Investigators are still trying to determine how the fire started.
The house was abandoned, according to a neighbor who described the property as a ‘monument’ to WFAA.
Nayeli Díaz DeLeon, who grew up nearby, said the house ‘made a big impact on this neighborhood, and it has been very special to us. And we’re not going to see it the same anymore. Sadly.’
‘Those flames were almost up to eight feet, and it was really hard to put out. They had to get more firefighters on the line,’ DeLeon said.
Firefighters were able to contain the flames to the main structure of the house, but there was heavy damage to the home
The property had garnered local fame and earned many nicknames – including the White House, the Brown House, the Tadlock House and the Mansion House
The family that had previously lived in the home moved out about a year ago, according to DeLeon.
‘They were trying the best they could with a lot of water hoses and a lot of water trying to put a lot of pressure. And, it took up to an hour to turn off those flames.’
‘It’s a hard impact on us ‘cuz like I said, it was The White House to us since our childhood,’ DeLeon said.
‘When we were kids riding the bikes around here, we would just see that white house and say, “Hey, look at The White House! The White House! The big mansion.” And, now to see it. It’s sad.’