Historic Place

Morton House

Ennis · Ellis County · Dedicated 1986 · THC Atlas #2086002457

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About this site

Morton 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 32.3345, -96.6345 near Ennis. The nearest cataloged historic site is House at 810 North Preston (historic place), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include House at 807 North Preston, McCanless--Williams House, and Barley Home, H.P..

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2086002457. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Morton 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 the town's Gilded Age and early-20th-century homes preserved from its cotton-and-railroad heyday.

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

📍 32.3345, -96.6345 · Ennis, Ellis County

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