Historic Place

House at 816 West Water

Waxahachie · Ellis County · Dedicated 1986 · THC Atlas #2086002480

The landmarks the nation chose to remember.

Marker Inscription

Industry, Architecture

About this site

House at 816 West Water 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 296 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.3911, -96.8545 near Waxahachie. The nearest cataloged historic site is Solon, John, House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hawkins, Eddy P., Home, Mahoney - Thompson House, and Hawkins House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2086002480. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The House at 816 West Water is a contributing property in the Historic Resources of Waxahachie Multiple Resource Area, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It reflects the Queen Anne, Folk Victorian, and Classical Revival architecture concentrated in Waxahachie, long known as the 'Gingerbread City.'

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

📍 32.3911, -96.8545 · Waxahachie, Ellis County

Directions (Apple)Google Maps View map

Get Texas Roam — all 28,000 sites in your pocket

See this site and every marker, cemetery, courthouse, museum and landmark across Texas on one live map — find what's near you, get directions, and check in as you roam.

or open the live map in your browser →Free · ad-free · the iOS app and the web map share one account, so your visits sync across both

Nearby in Ellis County

Hawkins, Eddy P., Home

Waxahachie · 1984

Historical Marker

Mahoney - Thompson House

N.P. Sims Library and Lyceum

Bullard, T. J., House

Waxahachie · 1986

Historic Place

Patrick, Marshall T., House

Waxahachie · 1986