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Ellis County Courthouse Historic District

  • Vicinity: Roughly bounded by both sides of Waxahachie Creek N to Union Pacific RR tracks and between both sides of Elm and Flat St
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1885/00/00 James Riely Gordon Architect Ellis County Courthouse is built
1890/00/00
1895/00/00

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Particulars for Ellis County Courthouse Historic District:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Commerce
Criminal Justice Correctional Facility
Historic Use Courthouse
Area of Significance Engineering
Criteria Exemplar
Historic Use Financial Institution
Sight Category Historic District
Historic Use Hotel
Area of Significance Industry
Historic Use Manufacturing facility
Architectural Style Neoclassical
Architectural Style Romanesque Revival
Area of Significance Transportation
Other Description Victorian commercial



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 75001971
Resource Type:
Owner: Private, Local
Architect: Gordon,J. Reilley; et al.
Architectural Style: Classical revival, Other, Romanesque
Attribute: Victorian commercial
Other Certification: Additional documentation
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Industry, Commerce, Engineering, Transportation, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Significant Year: c 1885, c 1890, c 1895
Historic Function: Domestic, Government, Industry, processing, extraction, Commerce, Trade
Historic Sub-Function: Courthouse, Hotel, Correctional facility, Manufacturing facility, Financial institution
Current Function: Commerce, Trade, Transportation, Government, Industry, processing, extraction
Current Sub-Function: Correctional facility Extractive facility Road-related Government office Courthouse Financial institution

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