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Waco, Texas

Places to Explore

  • St. James Methodist Episcopal Church, Waco, Texas

    The St. James Methodist Episcopal Church in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, is a historic place. The congregation was organized in 1874 by Father Anderson Brack. The current modified Gothic Revival style church building was completed in 1924. For over a century, the St. James congregation served Waco'

  • Cooper, Madison, House

    The Cooper, Madison, House, a historic place in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, was constructed between 1905 and 1907. It served as the home for Mr. and Mrs. Madison Alexander Cooper Senior. Waco architect Glenn Allen designed this notable residence. The house showcases a blend of Victorian proportion

  • Praetorian Building

    The Praetorian Building in Waco, Texas, is a historic seven-story structure. Construction began in 1913 and was completed in 1915. Designed by C. W. Bulger and Son, it represents the Chicago School of architecture. The Modern Order of Praetorians, a fraternal insurance organization, originally built

  • McLennan County Courthouse

    The McLennan County Courthouse in Waco, Texas, is a historic place completed in 1902. This building is the fourth purpose-built courthouse for McLennan County, which was organized in 1850. The county's first courthouse, a two-story log cabin, was completed in 1852. Subsequent courthouses were built

  • Waco Drug Company

    The Waco Drug Company, a significant historic place in McLennan County, was founded in 1911 by James Marrs Penland. Penland established the company to provide drug distribution to central Texas. In 1925, the Waco Drug Company constructed its four-story headquarters building at the northwest corner

  • Forsgard House, Waco

    The Forsgard House in Waco, McLennan County, is a significant historic place. Samuel Johan Forsgard journeyed to Texas from Sweden in 1855. Two years later, he married Mary C. Johnson and they settled in Waco. Samuel and his son, Edward Ferdinant Forsgard, known as "Fuzzy," designed this home. Swed

  • Mann, John Wesley, House

    The John Wesley Mann House, located in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, is a significant historic place. This Italianate-style residence was built for industrialist John Wesley Mann, with construction beginning in 1873 and completed in 1874. Mann, a prominent businessman and banker, had moved to Waco i

  • McCulloch House, Waco, Texas

    The McCulloch House, located in McLennan County, is a historic place in Waco, Texas. Waco physician Josiah H. Caldwell constructed a two-room house with a detached kitchen on this site around 1866. In 1871, Champe Carter McCulloch purchased the property. He then incorporated the existing structures

  • Rotan-Dossett House

    The Rotan-Dossett House is a historic place in Waco, McLennan County, Texas. Edward Rotan, a native of Tennessee and a Confederate veteran, arrived in Waco in 1867. He became a successful merchant, banker, and civic leader. Between 1889 and 1891, Rotan built this house, using $80,000 from a real est

  • Waco High School

    Welcome to Waco High School, a significant historic place in McLennan County. The institution's origins trace back to the early 1880s, when it was known as Central High, located on Fourth and Webster streets. The prominent Classical Revival building at 815 Columbus Avenue was constructed between 19

  • The Hippodrome in Waco

    The Hippodrome, a historic place in Waco, opened on February 7, 1914. It originally hosted live performances, vaudeville, and silent films. A 1928 fire led to a renovation, and the building was remodeled in a Spanish Colonial Revival style. It reopened in 1929 as the Waco Theatre. The Hippodrome w

  • Fort House, Waco, Texas

    Welcome to Fort House, a historic place in Waco, McLennan County, Texas. This Greek Revival style home was built in 1868 by William A. Fort. Fort, who settled in Waco in 1854, became a prominent citizen. He served as acting president of Waco National Bank and owned the city's first transit system.

  • Artesian Manufacturing and Bottling Company Building

    The Artesian Manufacturing and Bottling Company Building in Waco, Texas, was completed in 1906. Designed in the Romanesque Revival style by architects Milton W. Scott and Glenn Allen, this structure became the first dedicated facility for bottling Dr Pepper. Dr Pepper, America's oldest major soft dr

  • McDermott Motors Building

    The McDermott Motors Building is located in Waco, McLennan County, Texas. Constructed in 1928, it was originally a Buick dealership opened by Wilford Dees McDermott. Renowned Waco architect Milton Scott designed the building in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. In 1931, the building transitioned

  • Earle-Napier-Kinnard House, Waco, Texas

    The Earle-Napier-Kinnard House, located in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, is a historic place. John Baylis Earle built the original two-room house in 1858. He and his wife, Emma C. Nelson, had their children in this home. During 1861, Earle manufactured Confederate uniforms in a mill. In 1868, J.S.