House at 113 East Ross
Approximate location: the National Park Service places this pin arbitrarily within the property, not at a surveyed point (stated accuracy ±12 m).
Why it's listed
This one-story frame house at 113 East Ross in Waxahachie was built around 1895 and follows a modified L-plan. It has weatherboard siding, a hip roof with gables covered in composition shingles, and wood double-hung windows with one-over-one lights. A five-bay hip-roofed porch wraps the south and east sides, with turned wood posts, turned balusters and jig-sawn brackets. Pilasters mark the corners, and an interior brick chimney rises through the roof. Turned and jig-sawn porch details and bargeboards supply the main decoration on an otherwise simple traditional dwelling. The survey recorders considered it one of the city's best examples of a modified L-plan house. Its first owner is unknown, but by 1918 it belonged to Maggie Boze, widow of E. S. Boze, one of Waxahachie's most active builders in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The house remains in residential use and in good condition, and the form notes it has been moved to its present site in a residential area north of the central business district.
Significance in brief: The inventory form describes it as one of the city's best examples of a modified L-plan dwelling. Its jig-sawn and turned porch details and bargeboards provide the main ornament on an otherwise simple traditional house. It is also linked to Maggie Boze, widow of builder E. S. Boze, who owned it by 1918; her husband was among Waxahachie's most active builders in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 86002448, listed September 24, 1986. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 113 E. Ross, Waxahachie |
|---|---|
| County | Ellis County |
| Listed | September 24, 1986 |
| Reference number | 86002448 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Modified L-plan |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed in good condition and in residential use; the form also marks the property as moved. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 32.39584, -96.84078 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 86002448.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110000597
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.