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Restored monument honored for preservation excellence

Posted Sept. 26, 2011

The restored Al Hayne Monument at 700 Main St. was awarded a Preservation Award by Historic Fort Worth Inc. Fort Worth Public Art oversaw the restoration of the City-owned memorial.

Established in 1893 by the Fort Worth Park League — predecessor to the Park Commissioners — Haynes Triangle Park has an intriguing history. Once home to the Texas Spring Palace, the one-acre property is near the T&P train station facing Lancaster Avenue.

The Spring Palace, also known as Corn Palace, burned to the ground in 1890. It’s no wonder: The building was made of wheat, corn stalks, moss and even Johnson grass treated with kerosene.

Al Haynes, an English civil engineer, repeatedly entered the building to save people trapped inside. He was killed when he re-entered the blaze to look for a child who had already escaped.

Today, the Al Haynes Memorial stands northeast of the former Spring Palace. Once the old I-30 overhead came down and Lancaster Avenue was redeveloped, the stone memorial and the pocket park surrounding it became an entryway to the Near South neighborhood.

Historic Fort Worth Inc. recognizes preservation achievements in a variety of categories at the annual Samuel Benton Cantey III Lecture.

The Fort Worth Library has approximately 10,000 items pertaining to the history of Fort Worth and Tarrant County. These items include city and county government documents, newspapers, directories, cemetery association records, maps as well as popular and scholarly books written by local authors or about local subjects. To learn more, call 817-871-7740 or email the Genealogy, History and Archives Section.

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Pre-Council Work Session: May 21 2013 8:30AM; Pre-Council Chamber, City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton St.

Called Special City Council Meeting: May 21 2013 9:50AM; City Council Chamber, City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton St.

City Council Meeting: May 21 2013 10:00AM; City Council Chamber, City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton St.

2018 Visioning Workshop: May 21 2013 1:00PM; Pre-Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, 1000 Throckmorton Street

City Plan Commission Meeting: May 22 2013 1:30PM; Council Chamber, City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton St.

Fort Worth Advisory Commission on Ending Homelessness: May 22 2013 4:00PM; Pre-Council Chamber, City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton St.

Parks & Community Services Advisory Board: May 22 2013 4:00PM; Deborah Beggs Moncrief Garden Center, Fort Worth Botanic Garden, 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd.

Meeting of the Coordinating Board of the Fort Worth After School Program: May 23 2013 11:30AM; Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County Conference Room, 1320 S. University, Suite 600

Forest Park Pool Re-Opening: May 25 2013 10:00AM; 2212 Forests Park Blvd.

Marine Park Aquatic Center Opening: May 25 2013 12:00PM; 303 N.W. 20th Street