Historic Place

Ransom House

Ennis · Ellis County · Dedicated 1986 · THC Atlas #2086002456

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About this site

Ransom 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 300 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.3301, -96.6315 near Ennis. The nearest cataloged historic site is Barrington House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Allen, I. R., House, Moore House, and House at 508 North Dallas.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2086002456. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Ransom House in Ennis is a contributing property in the Historic Resources of Ennis Multiple Resource Area, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Named for an early owner, it is one of Ennis's Gilded Age and early-20th-century homes preserved from its cotton-and-railroad era.

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

📍 32.3301, -96.6315 · Ennis, Ellis County

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House at 508 North Dallas

Ennis · 1986

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