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 …
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 22, 2022. By providing this scholarship, HWI hopes that students will Read More …
Christmas Tour of Lights and Contest to Brighten Up Historic Waxahachie December 4 – 19, 2020 An Exciting Holiday Lighting Contest Featuring Area Historic-Style Homes Historic Waxahachie, Inc. hosted the Christmas Tour of Lights this year in place of its Read More …
The Ellis County Museum and Historic Waxahachie, Inc. would like to announce that due to the pandemic, the Gingerbread Trail and Christmas Tour of Homes have been cancelled this year. It was not an easy decision to make or one Read More …
