Waxahachie in Ellis County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Jefferson Dunaway Home
Photographed by J Frye Fort Worth TX, January 29, 2022
1. Jefferson Dunaway Home Marker
Built 1855 by Jefferson Madison Dunaway for his bride, Sarah Ann Brack. Stone for chimneys came from the nearby creek banks. Cypress wood was used in structure. Two later generations of the family have lived here: The households of Jefferson Richard ("Jeff") Dunaway and of Richard Waldo Dunaway.
Erected 1970 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 7065.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.
Location. 32° 18.438′ N, 96° 54.78′ W. Marker is in Waxahachie, Texas, in Ellis County. It is on Dunaway Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 Dunaway Road, Waxahachie TX 75167, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bethel Methodist Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bethel Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away); Greathouse Community, Church, and Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); McKinney-Aday Farm House (approx. 3½ miles away); Oak Branch Cemetery (approx. 4.3 miles away); Cotton Industry in Ellis County (approx. 4.6 miles away); The Sims Family of Ellis County (approx. 4.6 miles away); Shawnee Cattle Trail (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waxahachie.
Photographed by J Frye Fort Worth TX, January 29, 2022
2. Jefferson Dunaway Home Marker
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