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Allen, I. R., House
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About this site
Allen, I. R., House is a historic place in Ennis, Ellis County, dedicated in 1986. 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 32.3313, -96.6312 near Ennis. The nearest cataloged historic site is House at 508 North Dallas (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ransom House, Barkley--Floyd House, and Barley Home, H.P..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2086002387. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The I. R. Allen House is a historic residence in Ennis listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 under the Historic Resources of Ennis multiple-property nomination. It dates to the era of prosperity (roughly 1890 to the 1920s) when Ennis grew rapidly as a Houston & Texas Central Railroad and cotton-processing town, and its Victorian-era homes clustered in the neighborhoods north and northwest of downtown.
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