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Mulkey-Loggins House picture from Waymarking.com
The Mulkey-Loggins House, 110 N Elm St, Ennis, TX. until October 2015 to be moved to Midlothian, Tx and restored.
This property was part of a tract settled in 1854 by pioneer Philip A. Mulkey (d. 1862). Ennis was founded in 1871, when the Houston & Texas Central Railroad reached this point. Mulkey's son James (1859-1903), a prosperous cattleman, included this site in the Highland Addition, a neighborhood that he developed after Ennis became the railroad's divisional headquarters in 1891. Dr. James C. Loggins (1845-1921), mayor and city alderman, erected this Victorian residence in 1898. It was purchased in 1944 by Keith Mulkey, James Mulkey's grandson, and his wife Tina Beth (Wheeler). (1978)
I have worked next to the Mulkey-Loggins property for years and one time I was visited by some previous occupiers of the house. One told me as a child they had lived in the house and remembered cattle had been driven on a trail on the north side of the property where Wal Mart is currently. The old house had a water well located on the north side of the property and the little girl would watch the cowboys get a drink of water as they drove the cattle into town.
The Mulkey family pleaded with city of Ennis to keep the house in Ennis. One family member was told "It's just an old house." So the City of Ennis decided to let it go. A gofundme account was put together and money was raised but was unsuccessful. In comes an investor from Duncanville, Tx who owns FOUNDER'S ROW and saves the day! For a 117 years it sat in this location. Now it's new location will be in Midlothian, Tx. It was moved between Avenue G and Avenue F streets in an empty lot between 11th and 12th street. It is currently being remodeled and looks to be almost finished as of 2018. The car wash is in now in at the houses original location and it almost seemed cursed at first. I thought the car wash would never open. They had the gas line cut twice and had to move the whole sewer line around to get it in the right place. It opened a year later than expected. Here are some pics of the extraction.
Above in the car is lady who actually lived in the house. It was hard to watch for the nice lady who grew up in the house. She cried when they started moving the quartered house but in the end history was preserved and in good hands.
