Thistle Hill is the other name for Wharton–Scott House, the historic mansion at 1509 Pennsylvania Avenue in Quality Hill, Fort Worth, which you now face. Walk close enough to see the two-and-a-half stories rising under a distinctive gambrel roof; the sloped roof is covered in green tile. The house was built from 1903 to 1904 for Electra Waggoner, heiress of the Waggoner Ranch, and her husband Albert Buck Wharton, and was designed by Sanguinet & Staats in the Georgian Revival style.
Notice the projecting bays on each side that use semi-circular elements, the brick trimmed in cast stone, and the ornate interior hints—a grand staircase and elaborate woodwork—visible in period photographs and descriptions. In 1911, local businessman and cattle baron Winfield Scott bought and renovated the home and grounds. The house later served the Girls Service League of Fort Worth beginning in 1940, then stood empty from 1968 to 1975.
Take a slow turn around the property: the grounds are fenced with brick walls and ornamental iron, and a carriage house rests at the rear of the lot. Green tile covers the roof, brick walls and ornamental iron fence the grounds, and the carriage house rests at the rear of the lot.