North Richland Hills History
Title
North Richland Hills History
Subject
History; Texas;
Description
Photos of life in North Richland Hills taken from archives.
Collection Items
Red Lobster Ribbon Cutting
The Red Lobster restaurant was one of the first businesses on Bedford- Euless road, later to known as “Restaurant Row.” Pictured here are North Richland Hills officials, representatives of the Haltom-Richland Chamber of Commerce, and the business…
Rufus Snow
Rufus “Rufe” Snow (1867-1957) was an area farmer, Tarrant County Commissioner (Nov. 1913- Jan. 1918), and married to Jessie Melbourne Snow (1870-1942). They had 5 children together. He built their home on the southeast corner of what is now Rufe Snow…
Edward H. Tarrant Headstone
Texas General Edward H. Tarrant commanded two expeditions into present Tarrant County in 1842. The monument to Edward H. Tarrant, erected in 1931, is located in Pioneer’s Rest Cemetery in Fort Worth.
Clarence Jones Home (in transit)
The Jones' family home being re-positioned on the land to begin construction in what would later become the first housing development of North Richland Hills.
Bomber Crash
September 3, 1943, at 7 a.m., two B-24 Liberator bombers collided in midair over Birdville. The bombers crashed to the earth about two miles northeast of Birdville where Richland Plaza is today. One plane broke in two and dropped in a creek bed. The…
Mason's Hobby Lobby
Mason’s Hobby Lobby, established in 1953, is the oldest continuously operated business in North Richland Hills Located at 6905 Grapevine Highway/ Contractor-builder Paul Mason (1907-1977) built the shop next to his home for his wife, Juanita. She…
J.E. Flory Home
Flory moved his family to 3741 Rufe Snow Drive in 1941. After World War 2 he started a telegraph-teletype school and a woodworking shop in his home. He also installed his own water system. The large overhead water storage tank was the only one in the…
Rapid Mart Grocery store
Haly Parchman and son Stanley Parchman and built the Rapid Mart on family land around 1955. The grocery store was located at 6969 Grapevine Highway. The store was officially owned by Tully Angle and Stanley Parchman. The store was best known for…
Alfred Madison and Pernelis Hightower
Alfred Madison Hightower (1825-1897) and Pernelis Hightower (second wife) were early Tarrant County settlers in 1858 they also entered the cattle business. They permanently settled in the Smithfield area (called Zion at the time) in 1880 where he…
S.J.D. Sansom Jr.
S.J.D. Sansom Jr. (1861-1913); First Master of the Grand Prairie Lodge (named for the grand prairie region - not the city) and a Smithfield merchant. Son of Reverend Sam Durell Sansom (1816-1894) and Sarah King Sansom (1824-1861). In addition to…