Eddy O. Hawkins Home
Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Eddy Pennell Hawkins, a member of a pioneer Ellis County family, built the first two rooms of this home soon after he wed Netta Lewis Carson in 1878. In 1900 he enlarged it to its present three-story style, a reflection of his position as a successful businessman and civic leader. The Late Victorian style home exhibits Queen Anne and Shingle style influences. It features beveled window glass, neo-classical porch details, and a shingled second story.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Eddy Pennell Hawkins, of a pioneer Ellis County family, built the first two rooms of this Waxahachie home soon after marrying Netta Lewis Carson in 1878. By 1900, prosperous and prominent, he expanded it into a three-story Late Victorian residence blending Queen Anne and Shingle-style influences, with beveled glass and neoclassical porch details. The house mirrors the confidence and wealth of a rising Gilded Age businessman in the North Texas cotton country.
Why it matters
Grand Victorian homes like this one chart the growing prosperity of small Texas towns during the cotton-boom decades of the late nineteenth century.
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Related people
- · Eddy Pennell Hawkins
- · Netta Lewis Carson
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