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Stiles-Pigg Farmstead, 1.7 miles northeast of the intersection of Bakers Branch and Old Maypearl Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

Stiles-Pigg Farmstead, 1.7 miles northeast of the intersection of Bake...

Significance: The farmstead dates to the late nineteenth century when Ellis County farms were among the most productive sources of cotton in the nation. Although tenant farmers grew much of the cotton in the co... More

G. H. Cunningham Farmstead, Main House, 140 feet southwest of Curry Road, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

G. H. Cunningham Farmstead, Main House, 140 feet southwest of Curry Ro...

STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Main House is a component of the farmstead that was associated with George H. Cunningham, who owned vast amounts of land in Ellis and nearby counties. Cunningham was more ... More

G. H. Cunningham Farmstead, 230 feet southeast of intersection of Curry and Vincent Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

G. H. Cunningham Farmstead, 230 feet southeast of intersection of Curr...

Significance: The farmstead includes a grouping of buildings on a 106-acre tract of land in the J.J. Mallard Survey. The complex is associated with George H. Cunningham (1825-1915) who owned vast amounts of lan... More

Stiles-Pigg Farmstead, Main House, 1.7 miles northeast of the intersection of Bakers Branch and Old Maypearl Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

Stiles-Pigg Farmstead, Main House, 1.7 miles northeast of the intersec...

STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: It is a component of the Stiles-Pigg Farmstead which dates to the late nineteenth century when Ellis County farms were among the most productive sources of cotton in the natio... More

Phillips House, 0.20 miles southwest of the intersection of Greathouse and Boz Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

Phillips House, 0.20 miles southwest of the intersection of Greathouse...

Significance: The farmstead stands on a 1.64-acre parcel in the Joshua Willshire survey in western Ellis County. The house, a front-gabled Craftsman bungalow, and its associated outbuildings are some of the las... More

J. M. Dunaway Farmstead, Main House, 30 feet west of the J. M. Dunaway Farmstead Entrance Road, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

J. M. Dunaway Farmstead, Main House, 30 feet west of the J. M. Dunaway...

STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: The house is a component of the J.M. Dunaway Farmstead, which is one of the most significant architectural and historic landmarks in western Ellis County. Unprocessed Field n... More

G. H. Cunningham Farmstead, 230 feet southeast of intersection of Curry and Vincent Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

G. H. Cunningham Farmstead, 230 feet southeast of intersection of Curr...

Significance: The farmstead includes a grouping of buildings on a 106-acre tract of land in the J.J. Mallard Survey. The complex is associated with George H. Cunningham (1825-1915) who owned vast amounts of lan... More

B.F. Forrester, Sr. Farmstead, Main House, 285 feet north of Boz Road, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

B.F. Forrester, Sr. Farmstead, Main House, 285 feet north of Boz Road,...

STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Main House is a component of the B.F. Forrester, Sr. Farmstead, which illustrates the legacy of one of the most prominent farming families in the community of Boz. Unproc... More

Bales Barn, 0.41 miles southwest of Bearden Road, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

Bales Barn, 0.41 miles southwest of Bearden Road, Waxahachie, Ellis Co...

Significance: It is the lone surviving building of a late nineteenth and early twentieth century cotton farm near the rural community of Boz in western Ellis County. The building is on an 81.66-acre parcel in t... More

G. H. Cunningham Farmstead, 230 feet southeast of intersection of Curry and Vincent Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

G. H. Cunningham Farmstead, 230 feet southeast of intersection of Curr...

Significance: The farmstead includes a grouping of buildings on a 106-acre tract of land in the J.J. Mallard Survey. The complex is associated with George H. Cunningham (1825-1915) who owned vast amounts of lan... More

Stiles-Pigg Farmstead, Main House, 1.7 miles northeast of the intersection of Bakers Branch and Old Maypearl Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

Stiles-Pigg Farmstead, Main House, 1.7 miles northeast of the intersec...

STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: It is a component of the Stiles-Pigg Farmstead which dates to the late nineteenth century when Ellis County farms were among the most productive sources of cotton in the natio... More

Boz Gin Complex, 0.05 miles east of the intersection of Boz and Great House Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

Boz Gin Complex, 0.05 miles east of the intersection of Boz and Great ...

Significance: The Boz Gin Scales House is the only extant structure of the old Boz Gin Complex. It is on a small parcel in the William M. Turner Survey and dates to about 1910. The Scales House weighed freshly ... More

Sparks Farmstead, 0.32 miles southwest of the intersection of Bearden and Old Maypearl Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

Sparks Farmstead, 0.32 miles southwest of the intersection of Bearden ...

Significance: The farmstead was the site of the Sparks family cotton farm for over nine decades. It is on an 80-acre tract in western Ellis County. The farmstead includes a cluster of buildings which together r... More

B.F. Forrester, Sr. Farmstead, 0.2 miles northeast of the intersection of Bearden and Boz Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

B.F. Forrester, Sr. Farmstead, 0.2 miles northeast of the intersection...

Significance: The farmstead is a rural complex that has remained within the same family for over 20 years. The property, which includes a house, barn, cistern, and a well, illustrates the legacy of one of the m... More

Stiles-Pigg Farmstead, 1.7 miles northeast of the intersection of Bakers Branch and Old Maypearl Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

Stiles-Pigg Farmstead, 1.7 miles northeast of the intersection of Bake...

Significance: The farmstead dates to the late nineteenth century when Ellis County farms were among the most productive sources of cotton in the nation. Although tenant farmers grew much of the cotton in the co... More

Cunningham-Hight Tenant Farmstead, 55.5 feet west of the intersection of Vincent and Curry Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

Cunningham-Hight Tenant Farmstead, 55.5 feet west of the intersection ...

Significance: The farmstead includes a complex of buildings associated with early to mid twentieth-century tenant farming in western Ellis County. The property encompasses land owned by George H. Cunningham, an... More

Cunningham-Hight Tenant Farmstead, 55.5 feet west of the intersection of Vincent and Curry Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

Cunningham-Hight Tenant Farmstead, 55.5 feet west of the intersection ...

Significance: The farmstead includes a complex of buildings associated with early to mid twentieth-century tenant farming in western Ellis County. The property encompasses land owned by George H. Cunningham, an... More

Cunningham-Hight Tenant Farmstead, Tenant House, 355 feet northwest of the Main House, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

Cunningham-Hight Tenant Farmstead, Tenant House, 355 feet northwest of...

STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: It is a component of the farmstead and significant for its association with early to mid twentieth-century tenant farming in western Ellis County. Unprocessed Field note mate... More

Boz Gin Complex, Scales House, 27.58 feet south of Great House Road, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

Boz Gin Complex, Scales House, 27.58 feet south of Great House Road, W...

STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: It is a component of the old Boz Gin Complex. The complex was a good example of one of the area farms that produced some of the highest yields of cotton in the nation. Unproc... More

Sparks Farmstead, 0.32 miles southwest of the intersection of Bearden and Old Maypearl Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

Sparks Farmstead, 0.32 miles southwest of the intersection of Bearden ...

Significance: The farmstead was the site of the Sparks family cotton farm for over nine decades. It is on an 80-acre tract in western Ellis County. The farmstead includes a cluster of buildings which together r... More

Stiles-Pigg Farmstead, Main House, 1.7 miles northeast of the intersection of Bakers Branch and Old Maypearl Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

Stiles-Pigg Farmstead, Main House, 1.7 miles northeast of the intersec...

STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: It is a component of the Stiles-Pigg Farmstead which dates to the late nineteenth century when Ellis County farms were among the most productive sources of cotton in the natio... More

Phillips House, 0.20 miles southwest of the intersection of Greathouse and Boz Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

Phillips House, 0.20 miles southwest of the intersection of Greathouse...

Significance: The farmstead stands on a 1.64-acre parcel in the Joshua Willshire survey in western Ellis County. The house, a front-gabled Craftsman bungalow, and its associated outbuildings are some of the las... More

Stiles-Pigg Farmstead, 1.7 miles northeast of the intersection of Bakers Branch and Old Maypearl Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

Stiles-Pigg Farmstead, 1.7 miles northeast of the intersection of Bake...

Significance: The farmstead dates to the late nineteenth century when Ellis County farms were among the most productive sources of cotton in the nation. Although tenant farmers grew much of the cotton in the co... More

B.F. Forrester, Sr. Farmstead, 0.2 miles northeast of the intersection of Bearden and Boz Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

B.F. Forrester, Sr. Farmstead, 0.2 miles northeast of the intersection...

Significance: The farmstead is a rural complex that has remained within the same family for over 20 years. The property, which includes a house, barn, cistern, and a well, illustrates the legacy of one of the m... More

J. M. Dunaway Farmstead, 0.35 miles southeast of the intersection of Boz and Barkers Branch Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

J. M. Dunaway Farmstead, 0.35 miles southeast of the intersection of B...

Significance: The farmstead is one of the most significant architectural and historical landmarks in western Ellis County, and is associated with one of the most prominent pioneers in the region. The buildings ... More

J. M. Dunaway Farmstead, Main House, 30 feet west of the J. M. Dunaway Farmstead Entrance Road, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

J. M. Dunaway Farmstead, Main House, 30 feet west of the J. M. Dunaway...

STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: The house is a component of the J.M. Dunaway Farmstead, which is one of the most significant architectural and historic landmarks in western Ellis County. Unprocessed Field n... More

J. M. Dunaway Farmstead, Main House, 30 feet west of the J. M. Dunaway Farmstead Entrance Road, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

J. M. Dunaway Farmstead, Main House, 30 feet west of the J. M. Dunaway...

STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: The house is a component of the J.M. Dunaway Farmstead, which is one of the most significant architectural and historic landmarks in western Ellis County. Unprocessed Field n... More

Harrison-Herrington Farmstead, 0.7 miles northeast of intersection of Bakers Branch and Old Maypearl Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

Harrison-Herrington Farmstead, 0.7 miles northeast of intersection of ...

Significance: The farmstead is historically associated with a 305.5-acre tract in the Alanson Ferguson Survey in western Ellis County. The farmstead represents the successful operation of a rural Ellis County c... More

Group of workers in Waxahachie Cotton Mill. Small boy apparently under fifteen years. Would not tell me his age. I saw no others so young. Even when I went through the mill after work started.  Location: Waxahachie, Texas.

Group of workers in Waxahachie Cotton Mill. Small boy apparently under...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cunningham-Hight Tenant Farmstead, 55.5 feet west of the intersection of Vincent and Curry Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

Cunningham-Hight Tenant Farmstead, 55.5 feet west of the intersection ...

Significance: The farmstead includes a complex of buildings associated with early to mid twentieth-century tenant farming in western Ellis County. The property encompasses land owned by George H. Cunningham, an... More

G. H. Cunningham Farmstead, Main House, 140 feet southwest of Curry Road, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

G. H. Cunningham Farmstead, Main House, 140 feet southwest of Curry Ro...

STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Main House is a component of the farmstead that was associated with George H. Cunningham, who owned vast amounts of land in Ellis and nearby counties. Cunningham was more ... More

Stiles-Pigg Farmstead, 1.7 miles northeast of the intersection of Bakers Branch and Old Maypearl Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

Stiles-Pigg Farmstead, 1.7 miles northeast of the intersection of Bake...

Significance: The farmstead dates to the late nineteenth century when Ellis County farms were among the most productive sources of cotton in the nation. Although tenant farmers grew much of the cotton in the co... More

Boz Gin Complex, Scales House, 27.58 feet south of Great House Road, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

Boz Gin Complex, Scales House, 27.58 feet south of Great House Road, W...

STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: It is a component of the old Boz Gin Complex. The complex was a good example of one of the area farms that produced some of the highest yields of cotton in the nation. Unproc... More

J. M. Dunaway Farmstead, 0.35 miles southeast of the intersection of Boz and Barkers Branch Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

J. M. Dunaway Farmstead, 0.35 miles southeast of the intersection of B...

Significance: The farmstead is one of the most significant architectural and historical landmarks in western Ellis County, and is associated with one of the most prominent pioneers in the region. The buildings ... More

Stiles-Pigg Farmstead, 1.7 miles northeast of the intersection of Bakers Branch and Old Maypearl Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

Stiles-Pigg Farmstead, 1.7 miles northeast of the intersection of Bake...

Significance: The farmstead dates to the late nineteenth century when Ellis County farms were among the most productive sources of cotton in the nation. Although tenant farmers grew much of the cotton in the co... More

Stiles-Pigg Farmstead, Main House, 1.7 miles northeast of the intersection of Bakers Branch and Old Maypearl Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

Stiles-Pigg Farmstead, Main House, 1.7 miles northeast of the intersec...

STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: It is a component of the Stiles-Pigg Farmstead which dates to the late nineteenth century when Ellis County farms were among the most productive sources of cotton in the natio... More

Harrison-Herrington Farmstead, 0.7 miles northeast of intersection of Bakers Branch and Old Maypearl Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

Harrison-Herrington Farmstead, 0.7 miles northeast of intersection of ...

Significance: The farmstead is historically associated with a 305.5-acre tract in the Alanson Ferguson Survey in western Ellis County. The farmstead represents the successful operation of a rural Ellis County c... More

B.F. Forrester, Sr. Farmstead, Main House, 285 feet north of Boz Road, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

B.F. Forrester, Sr. Farmstead, Main House, 285 feet north of Boz Road,...

STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Main House is a component of the B.F. Forrester, Sr. Farmstead, which illustrates the legacy of one of the most prominent farming families in the community of Boz. Unproc... More

F.L. Hawkins Tenant Farmstead, 0.65 miles northeast of the intersection of Arrowhead and Old Buena Vista Roads, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

F.L. Hawkins Tenant Farmstead, 0.65 miles northeast of the intersectio...

Historical report was missing page number 3 when it was submitted to HABS. Significance: The farmstead dates to the 1920s when cotton cultivation dominated the local, agricultural-based economy, and it represen... More

J. M. Dunaway Farmstead, Main House, 30 feet west of the J. M. Dunaway Farmstead Entrance Road, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

J. M. Dunaway Farmstead, Main House, 30 feet west of the J. M. Dunaway...

STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: The house is a component of the J.M. Dunaway Farmstead, which is one of the most significant architectural and historic landmarks in western Ellis County. Unprocessed Field n... More

Bales Barn, 0.41 miles southwest of Bearden Road, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

Bales Barn, 0.41 miles southwest of Bearden Road, Waxahachie, Ellis Co...

Significance: It is the lone surviving building of a late nineteenth and early twentieth century cotton farm near the rural community of Boz in western Ellis County. The building is on an 81.66-acre parcel in t... More

B.F. Forrester, Sr. Farmstead, Main House, 285 feet north of Boz Road, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX

B.F. Forrester, Sr. Farmstead, Main House, 285 feet north of Boz Road,...

STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Main House is a component of the B.F. Forrester, Sr. Farmstead, which illustrates the legacy of one of the most prominent farming families in the community of Boz. Unproc... More