Built in 1899 on a bluff above the Trinity River, the Eddleman–McFarland House anchors the Quality Hill section of Fort Worth, right in front of you. Look up at the exterior — brick, sandstone and marble laid in Victorian and Queen Anne styles — a reminder of a neighborhood once filled with the large Victorian homes of the "Cattle Baron Families", few of which are still standing. The house was designed by Howard Messer for Sarah Ball; Ball died within five years of the house's construction.
William Eddleman, founder of the Western National Bank, then bought the house. His daughter, Carrie McFarland, lived here until her death in 1978. Eddleman's bank was founded in 1906 and failed in 1913.
Later, the Junior League of Fort Worth bought the house in 1979, and it was later acquired by Historic Fort Worth, Inc.; today it is open for tours and available for rentals. Step inside in imagination and you’ll picture mahogany and oak mantles, cornices, coffered ceilings, paneling and parquet floors that mark the interior. The bluff and the sweep of the Trinity River spread out, with the houses of Quality Hill close beside you.