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.[1] 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).[2]
West End Historic District | |
.jpg) West End district homes in 2017 | |
  West End Historic District  West End Historic District | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by Central, W. Water, Monroe, Madison and W. Jefferson, Waxahachie, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 32°23′26″N 96°51′22″W / 32.39056°N 96.85611°W |
| Area | 77 acres (31 ha) |
| Built | 1889 |
| Architect | S. Wemyes Smith, Et al. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Queen Anne |
| MPS | Waxahachie MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86002474[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 24, 1986 |
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).[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: West End Historic District". National Archives.
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