​Waxahachie
​Chautauqua Building

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Marker Text: ​Some 25 years after Chautauqua cultural programs originated in New York State, annual Chautauqua assemblies in Waxahachie began in 1899. Large crowds from North and East Texas and Oklahoma camped here, studying literature and the arts, attending dramas, lectures, concerts, exhibitions. This 2500-seat hall, convertible into an open-air auditorium, was built by Waxahachie Chautauqua Park Association in 1902. (1972) 

Marker No: 7077

Medallion & Plate

Texas Historic Landmark 

National Register of Historic Places

​State Antiquities Landmark

Geographic: 32.395687, -96.866554

Location: 400 South Grand Avenue, Waxahachie