Boren, E. T., House
616 W. Denton, Ennis, TXA rare surviving local example of an I-house, a form once common for rural homesteads in the region. Early twentieth-century modifications to the center bay and porch are harmonious with the original form. Prominent landowner, farmer, and cattle raiser E.T. Boren and his wife Sallie had this farmhouse in about 1887.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
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