Rockett, Paris Q., House
321 E. University, Waxahachie, TXThe Rockett House is one of the city's earliest and best examples of popular architecture. It is a simply massed structure that is embellished with bungalow detailing. E. S. Boze constructed the house for Paris Q. Rockett, a businessman who owned it until the 1940s.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.