MCLEAN, Virginia — The Nobleman Fort Worth, Tapestry Collection by Hilton and the hotel’s chef-driven restaurant, Duchess, recently opened in the Near Southside and Magnolia Avenue area of Fort Worth, the city’s most eclectic and progressive district. The hotel and restaurant are anchored by the historic façade of the original No. 5 Fire Station — a landmark building from 1911 that was home to many noble firefighters and is the inspiration for the hotel’s name.
Hotel amenities include a pool, fitness center and 2,000 square feet of meeting and outdoor event spaces, along with terraces. Duchess is also housed in the historic fire station building at street level.
The Nobleman’s spacious communal areas, rooms, bar and restaurant are designed by Kathy Moran-Clarson, owner of KMC&A Design. The hotel’s arrival experience in the 1911 building is enhanced with the revitalized staircase — including the actual fireman’s pole — and a lobby with restored white tiled walls and brass accents. Public gathering areas offer a welcoming atmosphere with a focus on local materials and craftsmanship, while luxury outdoor spaces are outfitted with fireplaces, greenery, heaters, misters and leisure spaces.
Developed by Jeff Blackman of Bedford Lodging, the property’s 153 rooms — 121 guest rooms and 32 extended-stay suites with kitchenettes — wrap around the restored fire station structure, which functions as the heart of the hotel, housing guest check-in, communal areas, game spaces and Duchess.
“The Nobleman Hotel and our Duchess restaurant will be stylish and approachable additions to the Near Southside neighborhood,” Blackman said. “We want to be a destination for the weekend traveler, for those visiting our renowned medical district, for business purposes, and to serve as a new, consistent dining spot for our local residents. We want to be the go-to neighborhood place.”
Blackman enlisted consultant chef Casey Thompson — known for her career at The Mansion Restaurant in Dallas that eventually led to multiple appearances on “Top Chef” — to create Duchess’s breakfast and dinner menus and to select an executive chef, who will be named at a later date. Duchess will feature approachable New American cuisine with a Texas influence, driven by seasonal ingredients.
In partnership with Lucchese Bootmaker, the Duchess bar program will feature a tequila-based specialty cocktail, Lucchese Craftsman, as well as signature branded leather coasters and a Lucchese boot display.
National hospitality management company Crestline Hotels and Resorts will manage the property.
For more information, please visit thenoblemanhotel.com.
