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History

Byrne was founded in Fort Worth in 1923 by Thomas Sneed Byrne, a native Texan and a 1913 graduate of the

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. Byrne completed its first major contract, the Montgomery Ward's Building in Fort Worth, in 1928. Byrne also completed the renovation of the Montgomery Ward's Building into the

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Condominiums in 2009. Byrne also served as the General Contractor for

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Kimbell Art Museum The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, hosts an art collection as well as traveling art exhibitions, educational programs and an extensive research library. Its initial artwork came from the private collection of Kay and Velma Kimbell, wh ...

. The Kimbell Art Museum won the first Build America Award from the Associated General Contractors of America in 1972 for the "innovative construction techniques" used in the museum and the

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25-Year Award. Byrne is now in its third generation of management under the direction of John Avila, Jr., Chairman.

Notable Projects

* Plaza Theatre:

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: Fort Worth, Texas * Old Red Courthouse:

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* Latino Cultural Center: Dallas, Texas * Rachofsky House:

*Ellis County Courthouse:

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* Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum:

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History

Notable Projects

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