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The Rogers Hotel Building
Viewed from the courthouse grounds.  This picture shows the rooftop patio that was used by guests as a summertime escape from the heat.  The Rogers building shown here is the current building, the third hotel on the site where the Roger's original cabin was located.  That cabin was the location where the ballot was held to decide where the county seat of Ellis County would be located.

 


The Sears Building
Located in downtown Waxahachie, now occupied by a furniture store.  This picture appears to have been taken from the Texas Theatre building the courthouse would be to the left of this shot.