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Maggie Young Beall, a widow, built a house here in 1888. One year later is was purchased by J.F. Stickland (1861-1921), a cofounder of Texas Power and Light Company and a pioneer of area interurban lines. In 1897 he had C.W. Thrash build the present home over the existing residence. J.W. Sawyer (1868-1927), a druggist, bought the property in 1914 and members of his family lived here until 1945. The Victorian styling features a 3-story turret containing the interior stairwell.
Strickland - Sawyer House is a historical marker in Waxahachie, Ellis County, dedicated in 1980. 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 32.3874, -96.8418 near Waxahachie. The nearest cataloged historic site is Thompson, D. H., House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include House at 111 Williams, Koger, William, House, and Hines, E. M., House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5139007152. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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