Matthews-Atwood House
307 N. Sherman, Ennis, TXLocally prominent architect Hix McCanless designed this Neoclassical Revival house, which illustrates a convincing familiarity with the style. This is a good local example of the style. Pearl C. Matthews, co-owner of the Matthews Brothers Department Store in McKinney, Texas, built this dwelling soon after he and his brother opened a branch store in Ennis. He sold the house to Harry Atwood whose son Felix was a prominent attorney in Dallas. His widow Martha Templeton Atwood now resides in the house.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
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