Marker Number |
7140 |
Atlas Number |
5139007140 |
Marker Title |
Presiding Elder's House |
Index Entry |
Presiding Elder's House |
Address |
201 Oldham Ave. |
City |
Waxahachie |
County |
Ellis |
UTM Zone |
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UTM Easting |
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UTM Northing |
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Subject Codes |
houses, residential buildings, Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination, Victorian (architectural term) |
Marker Year |
1988 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
Marker Location |
201 Oldham Ave., Waxahachie |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text |
Built in 1901, this house served as the parsonage for the presiding elder (district superintendent) of the Waxahachie district of the Northwest Texas Conference of the Methodist Church for more than 40 years. Mrs. M.J. Cooke, for whom the house was built, sold it to the Methodist Conference in 1902. The Rev. O.F. Sensabaugh was the first of 13 church officials to reside in the house, which features late Victorian - era detailing in its porch, windows and gables. |