Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission Marker on the lawn of the 1895 Ellis County Courthouse in downtown Waxahachie, Texas.

Photograph of a typical entrance set in an inside corner on the 1895 Ellis County Courthouse in downtown Waxahachie, Texas. There are four main entrances set on the cardinal points of the compass. The Romanesque building was designed by architect James Riley Gordon. The building is massive limestone in gray for the foundation and Burnet limestone for structure, columns of rose colored granite columns, Pecos Red sandstone was used for arches, columns, and string courses. There are eagles and gargoyles for ornamentation.

Photograph of the 1895 Ellis County Courthouse in downtown Waxahachie, Texas.

Photograph of the clock and bell tower of the 1895 Ellis County Courthouse. A sculptures of eagles are perched on each side of the roof.

Photograph of base of the tower and roof ridge, with an eagle sculpture perched on it, on the 1895 Ellis County Courthouse in downtown Waxahachie, Texas. A close up view of the detailed stone work on the tower base and one of the four eagle that grace the roof.

Photograph of the Texas Theater building, at 110 West Main, on the North Courthouse Square in downtown Waxahachie, Texas. The building was original built in 1895 as a commercial brick building.

Photograph of 1894 Penn Building on Main Street of the Courthouse Square in downtown Waxahachie, Texas.

Photograph of the Ellis County Museum 201 South College Street in downtown Waxahachie, Texas.

Photograph of the 1895 Ellis County courthouse clock tower from the south. The clock tower is nine stories tall.

Photograph of the 100 East Main Street entrance to the Rogers Hotel in downtown Waxahatchie, Texas. It is a four story brick building with a recessed wall above the entrance.