Historic Waxahachie, Inc. (HWI) awarded its $1,500.00 scholarship to Waxahachie High School Senior Emma Perkins at the Waxahachie ISD Awards Night on May 15th. Emma wrote an inspiring essay on “Why does having so many well preserved historic properties make Read More …
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2024 Membership Campaign
Our annual membership campaign is underway! We sincerely hope that you will renew your membership as we continue our mission to protect Waxahachie’s heritage. Lots of exciting things are happening around our wonderful city and we want to make sure Read More …
City of Waxahachie Historic Tax Exemption Deadline March 15th
If you live in a historic home – which is now any home built before 1975, you may be eligible for the City of Waxahachie Historic Property Tax Exemption. This program is administered by the City of Waxahachie Heritage Preservation Read More …
Sixth Annual HWI Essay Scholarship – Open for Applications
HWI is once again providing a scholarship to a deserving WISD graduating Senior. Applications can be found on the WISD Scholarship Site. The deadline to submit an application is March 20, 2024. This is the sixth year HWI has provided Read More …
HWI Awards 5th Annual Scholarship
Historic Waxahachie, Inc. awarded a $1,500.00 scholarship to Waxahachie High School Senior Amber Morgan. Amber wrote an essay on why having so many well-preserved historic properties makes Waxahachie a better place to live. She thoughtfully describes that historic structures allow Read More …
2023 Annual Membership Drive
HWI will be having its annual membership drive from January 25th to March 30th. We sincerely hope that you will renew your membership as we continue our mission to protect Waxahachie’s heritage. Lots of exciting things are happening around our Read More …
2023 HWI Essay Scholarship – Open for Applications
HWI is once again providing a scholarship to a deserving WISD graduating Senior. Applications can be found on the WISD Scholarship Site. The deadline to submit an application is March 20, 2023. This is the fifth year HWI has provided Read More …
Become a HWI Member
Do you want to be more involved in the community? Would you like to be a part of a great organization that is involved with protecting Waxahachie’s rich historic resources? Consider joining Historic Waxahachie, Inc. Lots of exciting things are Read More …
HWI Awards Fourth Annual Scholarship
Congratulations to Presley Hollingsworth! Historic Waxahachie, Inc. awarded a $1,500.00 scholarship to Waxahachie High School Senior Presley Hollingsworth. Presley wrote an essay on the importance of historic preservation to the City of Waxahachie, in which she described how historic preservation Read More …
Headstones and History
The “Headstones and History” Waxahachie City Cemetery Restoration Fundraiser ended on April 10, 2022. A full donation report is available here. HWI would like to thank everyone for their generosity and help with this important fundraiser. HWI will host a Read More …