On East Avenue G at North 12th Street, on the right when traveling west on East Avenue G.
This charming two-story Queen Anne-style Victorian house was once inhabited by the family of C.W. Mertz, a prominent Cleburne banker, real estate entrepreneur, insurance broker, and civic leader in the early 1900s. Originally located at 730 North . . . — — Map (db m282967) HM
On George Hopper Road at South 9th Street, on the right when traveling west on George Hopper Road.
This Church was erected in 1966 in the NW corner of the B.F. Hawkins Survey. (Hawkins, among the original settlers in the area, became the first Clerk of Ellis County Courts and his father, William Alden Hawkins, who settled at Hawkins Spring, was . . . — — Map (db m194941) HM
On George Hopper Road at South 9th Street, on the right when traveling west on George Hopper Road.
Methodist worship services in this area date to the late 1840s. Meeting in homes, the people were served by circuit riding ministers from Waxahachie. A schoolhouse built for the pioneer community of Hawkins was also used as a church. Beginning in . . . — — Map (db m194940) HM
On South 9th Street (County Highway 663) at West Avenue I, on the left when traveling south on South 9th Street.
What would later become Midlothian began as part of the Peters Colony, which brought settlers to Texas from 1841 to 1848. W.A. and Anna Hawkins and their extended family arrived in 1848, in time to receive acreage for their new home. Their son . . . — — Map (db m194935) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 287) at South 4th Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
In 1911, two congregations merged to form Midlothian Presbyterian Church. One originally organized in 1883 under pastor D.G. Malloy and was part of the Presbyterian Church of the United States of America (PCUSA). The other organized in 1890 under . . . — — Map (db m194934) HM
On West Avenue H at South 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east on West Avenue H.
Early education in the area included an 1850 one-room log cabin in the Hawkins Settlement, serving as a school and church. Its location was where South 14th Street in Midlothian is now. The Hawkins Settlement was later named Lebanon. A new school . . . — — Map (db m194922) HM
On East Avenue G west of North 12th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Originally located in Ennis, Texas, this fine Victorian-era home was built by Dr. James C. Loggins (1845–1921), mayor and city alderman of Ennis, on land settled in 1854 by Philip A. Mulkey, also a civic leader. Later, his son James Mulkey included . . . — — Map (db m282987) HM
On North 8th Street (Business U.S. 67) north of W Avenue F, on the right when traveling north.
In the spring of 1848, the Larkin Newton family arrived in this area from Neosho, Missouri, in response to a 640-acre land grant awarded to them through the Peters Colony. Their contract required them to be on their land with a home constructed by . . . — — Map (db m282992) HM
On Walter Stephenson Road 0.1 miles west of Clearview DrIve, on the left when traveling west.
This family burial ground served the Newton family, early area pioneers. Larkin Newton, who owned this property, came to Texas in 1848 with one of his nephews, Elbert. They followed Elbert's brother, Asa Newton, who settled near present-day Ovilla . . . — — Map (db m304778) HM
On St. Paul Road 0.1 miles west of U.S. 287, on the left when traveling west.
In 1881 William Gardner deeded this site to the Mountain Creek School Community. This tract, which contained graves dating from 1875, remained in use as a public cemetery, and adjoining land was set aside for a school. After W.S. Fife and his wife, . . . — — Map (db m194915) HM
Near Shiloh Road 0.3 miles west of Ovilla Road, on the left when traveling west.
Burials in this cemetery began with
Peters Colony pioneers who founded
Ovilla in 1844. The earliest marked
grave is that of Mary C. Patton, wife
of elder James E. Patton, who died on
August 14, 1851. The Pattons were
among the original . . . — — Map (db m244959) HM
On West Avenue F at North 2nd Street on West Avenue F.
Founded in 1883 by W.W. Works (1856-1895), Polytechnic Institute was a private, coeducational school. A respected educator and native of this area, Works left here in 1888 to attend the University of Texas. When he returned in 1892, local . . . — — Map (db m194924) HM
On South 9th Street at W Alabama Street, on the right when traveling north on South 9th Street.
Jasper "Jake" Preston Sewell, Jr. (1878-1961) bought three lots south of Midlothian's business district in November 1912. In 1915, Jake married Nettie (Witherspoon) Sewell (1886-1978). The Sewells, who attended Polytechnic Institute in Midlothian, . . . — — Map (db m304779) HM
On East Avenue G at North 12th Street, on the right when traveling west on East Avenue G.
This historic house, also known as "The Pink Lady," was originally located on Highway 77 at Butcher Road in Waxahachie, Texas, and is one of the oldest on Founders Row. This elegant two-story, gingerbread-style Victorian home was once painted . . . — — Map (db m282990) HM
On West Main Street at North 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
William L. Hawkins, the son of area pioneer settlers, and his wife Emma (Barker) purchased land and a house here in 1892. They removed the original structure in 1901 and hired local wood artisan Will Price to build this house. Made of imported . . . — — Map (db m194923) HM
