DFW day trips and backroad destinations
Brief Waxahachie is known as the The Gingerbread City for all its late 19th century Victorian-style homes and buildings. The Ellis County Courthouse is the crown jewel of the Waxahachie town square. The Ellis County Courthouse was constructed in 1897 from plans drawn up by noted architect J. Riely Gordon.
A Brief History and Photos The Lampasas County Courthouse was constructed in 1883 and is the work of noted Waco architect W. C. Dodson. From the escapades of the Horrell brothers outlaw gang to the commercial success of the mineral springs and bathhouses after the arrival of the railroad line from Galveston in 1882—Lampasas Texas [...]
The Denton Texas town square is quite true to its historic roots. There’s the 1896 W.C. Dodson designed courthouse. It’s arguably one of the grandest Golden Era courthouses in the state of Texas. The buildings that surround the courthouse are mostly of the same vintage as the courthouse. The square has plenty of antique shops [...]