Marker Inscription
Commerce, Architecture
Historic Place
Highway Garage
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About this site
Highway Garage is a historic place in Waxahachie, Ellis County, dedicated in 2003. It is one of 103 historic places documented in Ellis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 296 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.3864, -96.8494 near Waxahachie. The nearest cataloged historic site is Thompson, Dr. D.G., Homesite of (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Ellis County Courthouse, Ellis County Jail, Old, and Ellis County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2003000278. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Highway Garage in Waxahachie is a historic commercial automotive building reflecting the rise of highway travel and automobile commerce in Texas towns during the 1920s and 1930s, when garages, service stations, and repair shops sprang up along the early road network. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and documented among Ellis County's historic properties.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orgthc.texas.gov
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