The Hightower-Autrey House is located at 6725 Smithfield Road. Jimmy Hightower probably built this house, according to deed records, in 1874. It was the home of his son L.A. Hightower until 1918 when the Bud Autrey Family purchased it.
Mrs. Don Gibbons holds a picture of her mother Laura Hardisty Barkley. She was the descendant of pioneer families Charles Hardisty and Dr. B.F. Barkley.
Home of Clyde “Corky” Wood and Evelyn Wood. 4408 Vance Road. The home was located at the intersection of Vance and Briley, in the northwestern corner of North Richland Hills. The photograph was taken prior to the streets being paved in 1953. At this…
The future site of North Richland Hills lay astride the eastern Cross Timbers and the Grand Prairie. The east side of town was wooded with hills and soil. The west side was flatter, black prairie land with clay and fewer trees.
Flory moved his family to 3741 Rufe Snow Drive in 1941. After World War 2 he started a telegraph-teletype school and a woodworking shop in his home. He also installed his own water system. The large overhead water storage tank was the only one in the…