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Benjamin Franklin Hawkins, a member of the Peters Colony who was instrumental in the organization of Ellis County, built a one-story house here in 1851. It was incorporated into a two-story house in the 1880s, and was remodeled into its current Colonial Revival appearance by Hawkins' son, Frank Lee, in 1903. Prominent features include its large fluted Corinthian columns, two-story balcony with balustrade, and decorative dentils.
Hawkins House is a historical marker in Waxahachie, Ellis County, dedicated in 1990. 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 32.3878, -96.8547 near Waxahachie. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hawkins, Eddy P., Home (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Paul Richards Park, Waxahachie Cemetery, and N.P. Sims Library and Lyceum.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5139007111. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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