William Lewis House (Waxahachie, Texas)

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William Lewis House
Location 1201 E. Marvin, Waxahachie, Texas
Coordinates 32°23′19″N96°49′44″W / 32.38861°N 96.82889°W / 32.38861; -96.82889 Coordinates: 32°23′19″N96°49′44″W / 32.38861°N 96.82889°W / 32.38861; -96.82889
Area less than one acre
Built 1888 (1888)
Architectural style Queen Anne
MPS Waxahachie MRA
NRHP reference # 86002524 [1]
Added to NRHP September 24, 1986

William Lewis House in Waxahachie, Texas, United States, is a Queen Anne house built in 1888. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]

Waxahachie, Texas City in Texas, United States

Waxahachie is the county seat of Ellis County, Texas, United States, it is located just beyond the southern suburbs of Dallas and is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The population was 29,621 at the 2010 census, with an estimated population of 32,344 in 2014.

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National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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It is a two-story asymmetric wood-frame building with weatherboard siding and jig-sawn brackets supporting its roof. It was listed on the National Register along with many other Waxahatchie properties identified as historic resources in a 1986 study. The house was deemed to be an "outstanding locally significant representative of Queen Anne" style. [2]

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Ellis County, Texas Wikimedia list article

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: William Lewis House". National Archives. (accessible by searching within National Archives Catalog)

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