Blackstone Hotel is a hotel in Fort Worth, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “historic place in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas”. The building has 23 floors. It stands about 0.4 km from the centre of Fort Worth.[3]

Overview

The Blackstone Hotel is the tallest hotel in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, at 268 ft (82 m) tall. Located on the corner of Fifth and Main Streets, it is noted for its Art Deco design with terracotta ornamentation and setbacks on the top floors. The hotel was constructed in 1929 and operated for over 50 years before it sat vacant for nearly 20 years.

From “Blackstone Hotel (Fort Worth, Texas)” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

It was designed by John Mauran, in the modern architecture and Art Deco style. The building has 23 floors. It is listed as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark and a National Register of Historic Places listed place. [1]

Location

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.4 km from the centre of Fort Worth. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (FTW), about 8 km from the centre of Fort Worth.[4]

It is one of 10 hotels in and around Fort Worth recorded in Wikidata, 5 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 2 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is The Ashton Hotel, opened in 1915. See Hotels in Fort Worth.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

  • Embassy Suites Fort Worth - Downtown — 0.0 km
  • The Sinclair, Autograph Collection — 0.1 km
  • The Ashton Hotel — 0.1 km, opened 1915
  • Hotel Texas — 0.2 km
  • Hilton Fort Worth — 0.2 km
  • The Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel — 0.4 km
  • Omni Fort Worth Hotel — 0.7 km, opened 2009

See also

References

  1. ^ Blackstone Hotel (Q4923408). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Blackstone Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-01.
  3. ^ Fort Worth (Q16558). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Fort Worth. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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