The Flatiron Building is located in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, at the corner of Houston and West 9th streets.

Fort Worth's Flatiron Building was commissioned by local physician Dr. Bacon Saunders, who reserved the top floor for his offices, at a cost of $70,000.

Early in the construction nearby merchants complained about the shadow that such a tall structure would cast over the downtown area, but their objections were eventually pacified by thoughts of the publicity the building would bring and Police Chief Maddox's promise to watch the construction site lest strong winds bring the girders down on them.

[2] The building was designed by Fort Worth's top architectural firm Sanguinet & Staats in the renaissance revival style.

The facade is divided into a two-story base supporting a five-story body capped by a heavily ornamented cast iron cornice.