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Dorothy J. Killam (née Dorothy Ruth Brooks Johnston; 1900 – 26 July 1965) was an American-born Canadian philanthropist. She was the wife of Canadian financier Izaak Walton Killam . When he died in 1955 she inherited his fortune and continued to build it until her own death 10 years later.
Butler Place Historic District is a 42-acre area east of the central business district of Fort Worth, Texas. From about 1940-2020, it was a public housing development with 412 units. The site is now to be dedicated to a new purpose, perhaps a museum focused on African Americans in Fort Worth's history. [2] [3]
The Masonic Home and School of Texas was a home for widows and orphans in what is now Fort Worth, Texas from 1889 to 2005. The first superintendent was Dr. Frank Rainey of Austin, Texas . [ 2 ] Starting in 1913, it had its own school system, the Masonic Home Independent School District .
The Killam Trusts were established in 1965 after the death of Dorothy J. Killam, the widow of Izaak Walton Killam, a Canadian financier, for a time the wealthiest man in Canada. [1] He died intestate in 1955, but before his death he and his wife discussed in extensive detail the scholarship plan on which the Killam Trusts were founded.
The 200-acre (0.81 km 2) campus was located on what came to be known as "Seminary Hill," one of the highest natural elevations in Tarrant County. The first building was named "Fort Worth Hall" in honor of the seminary's new location. In 1925, the Baptist General Convention of Texas passed control of the seminary to the Southern Baptist Convention.
Clayton Youth Enrichment, a provider of on-site before- and after-school programs, opened its second child development center on Monday. New child care center in Fort Worth’s Near Southside ...
A Fort Worth treatment center for high-needs children shut down this summer and Texas regulators are now working to revoke its permit, citing previous abuse and neglect findings and a “history ...
Fort Worth, Texas: Coordinates Area: less than one acre: Built: 1919 ... It is located at 810 Houston Street in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. [2] [3] [4] History