Over 120 years, the building located at 173 W. Main Street has witnessed Azle evolve from a small rural community into what it is now. Although its exterior design has changed over the years, the structure continues to be a historical landmark in the community.
The two-story structure built in 1904 by well known Fort Worth businessman, John Peter Smith, was intended to be used as both a clinic as well as the home of the physician. In those days, physicians lived close to their practice.
During the mid-1930s, the Sessions family bought the house and turned it into a boarding house. According to a previous owner, one of the rooms upstairs was at times rented by the Texas Rangers. From the balcony situated on the second floor of the building, the Texas Rangers were known to watch Main Street for any fugitives passing through town.
