Barkley-Floyd House
709 N. Dallas, Ennis, TXAn outstanding and one of the few remaining unaltered local examples of a two-story modified L-plan house, the region's most abundant plan type. Jig-sawn and turned-wood architectural embellishment remain intact on gable ends and the wrap-around porch. Constructed by local builder B.F. Sargent in 1892 for H.P. Barkley, a conductor, and yardmaster for the H.&T. C. Railroad, the structure was purchased in 1905 by T.W. Floyd, an insurance & real estate salesman who later opened Floyd's Variety Store. It was owned later by Ida McCanless, widow of Hix McCanless.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
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