Ellis
Ellis County Courthouse
Waxahachie, TX
Ellis County's first courthouse was made of cedar logs and built here in 1850.
Ennis National Bank
Ennis, TX
This structure was built in 1883 to house the Ennis National Bank, which was established the same year, with businessman Joseph Baldridge...
General Edward H. Tarrant
Italy, TX
Veteran of the War of 1812, member of the Texas Congress and a courageous indian fighter.
Getzendaner Memorial Park
Waxahachie, TX
Established in 1889, Getzendaner Memorial Park was originally named West End Park as part of Waxahachie’s West End addition.
Moore House
Ennis, TX
Moore House Built in 1905 for Malinda (Anderson) and Hardin T. Moore, this Neoclassical Revival house is a significant part of Ennis'...
N. P. Sims Library and Lyceum
Waxahachie, TX
A pioneer among privately - endowed Texas libraries.
Old Bardwell
Bardwell, TX
In the 1880s, Ellis County emerged as a leading cotton producing county in the area.
Ovilla
Ovilla, TX
One of the oldest communities in Ellis County, Ovilla began as a fortified settlement built in 1844 on upper Red Oak Creek.
Parsons' Cavalry C.S.A.
Waxahachie, TX
Originally comprised of men from Ellis and surrounding counties.
Site of Grady School
Palmer, TX
Originally established in 1895 to serve children on the pioneer Farrar family, Grady school eventually grew into a community rural school.
The Mulkey-Loggins House
Midlothian, TX
This property was part of a tract settled in 1854 by pioneer Philip A. Mulkey (d. 1862).
The Sims Family of Ellis County
Italy, TX
Some of the first pioneers to help in the development of Ellis County, the Sims family settled on and around what would become the...
Town of Ennis
Ennis, TX
Founded 1872 as market town on Houston & Texas Central Railway; Named for an H. & T.C. official, Cornelius Ennis (1813-1899).
Trotter House
Midlothian, TX
Jasper “Jake” Preston Sewell, Jr. (1878-1961) bought three lots south of Midlothian’s business district in November 1912.