Details for Hawkins House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5139007111
Data
Marker Number | 7111 |
Atlas Number | 5139007111 |
Marker Title | Hawkins House |
Index Entry | Hawkins House |
Address | 210 S Hawkins St., |
City | Waxahachie |
County | Ellis |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 701857 |
UTM Northing | 3585430 |
Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; Classical Revival (architectural style) |
Marker Year | 1990 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | 210 S. Hawkins St., Waxahachie |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text | Benjamin Franklin Hawkins, a member of the Peters Colony who was instrumental in the organization of Ellis County, built a one-story house here in 1851. It was incorporated into a two-story house in the 1880s, and was remodeled into its current Colonial Revival appearance by Hawkins' son, Frank Lee, in 1903. Prominent features include its large fluted Corinthian columns, two-story balcony with balustrade, and decorative dentils. |