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Built in 1901, this house served as the parsonage for the presiding elder (district superintendent) of the Waxahachie district of the Northwest Texas Conference of the Methodist Church for more than 40 years. Mrs. M.J. Cooke, for whom the house was built, sold it to the Methodist Conference in 1902. The Rev. O.F. Sensabaugh was the first of 13 church officials to reside in the house, which features late Victorian - era detailing in its porch, windows and gables.
Presiding Elder's House is a historical marker in Waxahachie, Ellis County, dedicated in 1988. It is one of 115 historical markers documented in Ellis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 296 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.3888, -96.8442 near Waxahachie. The nearest cataloged historic site is Central Presbyterian Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include House at 418 North College, House at 111 Williams, and Site of a Confederate Powder Mill.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5139007140. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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