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Ellis County, Texas

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Ellis County Courthouse (1 of 1)
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Ellis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2020, its population was estimated to be 192,455. The county seat is Waxahachie. The county was founded in 1849 and organized the next year. It is named for Richard Ellis, president of the convention that produced the Texas Declaration of Independence. Ellis County is included in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area.

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Ellis County, Texas
South US Highway 287,

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N 32.35 ° E -96.79 °
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South US Highway 287

South US Highway 287

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Ellis County Courthouse (1 of 1)
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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).