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Ellis County African American Hall of Fame Museum and Library

African-American museums in TexasOrganizations established in 2016Waxahachie, Texas

The Ellis County African American Hall of Fame Museum and Library was established to recognize and tell the stories of African Americans with ties to the city of Waxahachie, Texas. The museum and library are housed in a historic fraternal building in Waxahachie, Texas. The building was built in 1926 and housed a lodge of the Colored Knights of Pythias. The building was listed as endangered before being restored and receiving funding for roof work.The museum and library, which opened in 2016, are at 441 East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Jamal Rasheed, CEO and President of the Hall of Fame, has spoken about the area’s Prince Hall Cemetery, efforts to preserve it and the veterans buried there.

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Ellis County African American Hall of Fame Museum and Library
East Main Street, Waxahachie

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Ellis County African American Hall of Fame

East Main Street 441
75165 Waxahachie
Texas, United States
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West End Historic District (Waxahachie, Texas)
West End Historic District (Waxahachie, Texas)

The West End Historic District in Waxahachie, Texas is a 77-acre (31 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It is mainly seven blocks of W. Main St. and four blocks of W. Jefferson St., and includes properties on cross streets as well (see map on page 67 of NRHP document).It includes Classical Revival and Queen Anne architecture. Named buildings included in the district include: Sims Library and Lyceum (photo #72 on page 35), Classical Revival, designed by architect S. Weymes Smith F. Lee Hawkins House (photo #73 on page 37), L-plan Victorian made more formal by two-story portico with massive Corinthian-capped columns E. P. Hawkins House, 200 S. Hawkins St. (photo #74 on page 39), L-plan Victorian made more formal by two-story portico with massive Corinthian-capped columns Mahoney-Thompson House (photo #75 on page 41) Dunlap-Simpson House (c.1891), 1203 W. Main St. (photo #78 on page 47), Classical Revival, built by Connecticut contractor Dennis Mahoney for Judge Oscar E. Dunlap, longtime president of Waxahachie National Bank. It is a 2+1⁄2-story house with Queen Anne detailing and a three-story tower. Dunlap House, 1203 W. Main, (c. 1891. Dunlap-Simpson House. Harrison House, 717 W. Main St. (photo #79 on page 49), with Mission-style parapet First Presbyterian Church, 501 W. Main St. (photo #80 on page 51) Chapman House, 903 W. Main St. (photo #81 on page 53) Hines House, 813 W. Main St. (photo #82 on page 55) Chaska House, 716 W. Main St. (photo #84 on page 59).