Special congratulations are in order for Sophie, Madi, and Graham, winners of the 2024 Historic Downtown Waxahachie Scavenger Hunt commemorating National Preservation Month! These detectives used their sleuthing skills to follow the clues on the Scavenger Hunt Map to find Read More …
Historic Waxahachie has partnered with the City of Waxahachie to celebrate National Preservation Month during the month of may with a scavenger hunt! Participants can pick up their scavenger hunt map at the Charles Beatty Municipal Services Building to explore Read More …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Historic Waxahachie, Inc. is pleased to announce a new program, Saving Places Waxahachie. This program encourages people to nominate places that have special historical meaning for them. HWI is asking people to tell their stories about these places. In May, Read More …
HWI is once again providing a scholarship to deserving WISD graduating Seniors. Applications can be found on the WISD Scholarship Site. The deadline to mail in applications is March 20, 2023. By providing this scholarship, HWI hopes that students will Read More …
Congratulations to Michael Davis! Historic Waxahachie, Inc. awarded a $1,500.00 scholarship to Waxahachie High School Senior Michael Davis. Michael wrote an essay on History Through the Eyes of Baseball, in which he described the cultural significance and importance of Richards Read More …
