Marker Inscription
Built 1895-1897 of Texas granite, limestone, marble. Over east door, sculptor carved face of beautiful local girl he admired. Example of Romanesque Revival building, Victorian period. The architect was J. Reilly Gordon.
Historical Marker
Ellis County Courthouse (1969)
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About this site
Ellis County Courthouse is a historical marker in Waxahachie, Ellis County, dedicated in 1969. It is one of 116 historical markers documented in Ellis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 300 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.3856, -96.8479 near Waxahachie. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ellis County Courthouse (courthouse), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ellis County Courthouse, Ellis, Richard, Monument, and 1889 Masonic Lodge Hall.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5139007091. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Also at or near Waxahachie, Ellis County
“Ellis County Courthouse” names 3 distinct records in Ellis County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1969 in Waxahachie. The others:
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