Resources
Wedgwood Country Club History
Wedgwood Country Club opened in 1957 at 6025 Wonder Drive, former site of the house on the C.K.S. Russom Ranch. Wedgwood Land Company initially used that house as their sales headquarters. The club building was designed by architectural firm Kneer & Hamm in a regional contemporary style, and the interior color palette consisted of champagne, off-white, aqua, blue, tangerine and chrome yellow. The first year of its operations, "WCC" offered free memberships to property owners in Wedgwood. The club had swimming and tennis and at times a chipping course and horseback riding. However, in 1965 the building was donated to the FW Methodist Churches and became Wedgwood Methodist Church. The church kept the pool open to the public. In 1980 the church moved to a different location and in 1981 the club building was razed. The area is now home to several buildings for ACH Child and Family Services.
Photograph of Wedgwood Country Club entrance from first-year anniversary celebrations on August 11, 1958. Wedgwood developer E.L. Baker and his wife are at left, Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Campbell at the door, and Wedgwood developer S.G. Payte and his wife at the rail.
Appearances
Our board members are happy to speak at neighborhood groups about who WHA is and what we're doing! Contact us if interested.
Research
Through your Fort Worth Public Library account, you have free access to the morning editions of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and other databases. Go to this link:
https://fwpl.polarislibrary.com/polaris/Search/misc/esources.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&Category=14402
Tarrant Appraisal District: You can search publicly available property records and view an interactive map here. https://www.tad.org/
View historic deed cards here: https://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/en/tax/property-tax/deed-history-card.html
Tarrant County Historic Preservation and Archives: Wedgwood Historical Association maintains a collection in the Archives, which is open to the public for viewing. The Archives gladly accepts all relevant donations!
817-884-3272
Tarrant County Plaza Building
200 Taylor Street, Suite 5200
Fort Worth, Texas 76196
Services
If you need suggestions on how to sensitively rehab your historic midcentury home, many of our Board members have expertise in architecture, historic preservation, and period interior decoration and can provide great advice.