Banker William Reeves built this substantial, two-and-a-half-story brick house. It is an eclectic mix, combining Queen Anne features (bays, porches, gabled dormers, corbeled chimneys) with classical elements (Doric columns, corner quoins). The house is near the southeast corner of the Fairmount/Southside Historic District, an area of early-twentieth-century commercial, institutional, and residential properties. With Fort Worth’s growth to the north restricted by the forks of the Trinity River, expansion spread out across the open plains to the south. After the Texas and Pacific built its rail line across the south edge of the city, this area experienced concentrated, middle-class growth. The Reeves-Walker House represents a few of the larger houses, with cottages and bungalows predominating. Commercial areas at Hemphill and Magnolia streets formed a city within a city.