Historic Place

Forrest, W. B., House

Waxahachie · Ellis County · Dedicated 1986 · THC Atlas #2086002451

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About this site

Forrest, W. B., House is a historic place in Waxahachie, Ellis County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 103 historic places documented in Ellis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 300 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.3912, -96.8491 near Waxahachie. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ray, M. B., House (historic place), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include St. Paul's Episcopal, Ferris School, and First United Methodist Church of Waxahachie.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2086002451. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The W. B. Forrest House in Waxahachie was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 under the Historic Resources of Waxahachie multiple-property submission. It is a contributing example of the town's late-19th and early-20th-century residential architecture from the cotton-prosperity era.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org atlas.thc.texas.gov

📍 32.3912, -96.8491 · Waxahachie, Ellis County

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