Historic Homes of Waco, Texas, Second Edition

Name: Historic Homes of Waco, Texas, Second Edition
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ISBN: 9781648434181

Kenneth Hafertepe

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Texas A & M University Press
15 May 2026

Photographs: collections; Residential buildings, domestic buildings; History of architecture; Conservation of buildings & building materials

Winner, 2020 Ron Tyler Award for Best Illustrated Book on Texas History and Culture

In this thoughtful tour of 120 historic homes in Waco, Texas, architectural historian Kenneth Hafertepe gives readers a glimpse of the surprising variety of styles and stories captured in the houses built by and for Wacoans. Focusing on the period from the 1850s to about 1940, Hafertepe provides not only snapshots of the dwellings in which the people of Waco lived, but also informed hints about how they lived: everyone from the wealthiest merchants to the humblest day laborers.

Historic Homes of Waco, Texas incorporates material gleaned from city directories, fire insurance maps, census and cemetery records, and other archival and published sources to afford the most complete picture possible of how these homes came to be and what became of those who built and lived in them. Over 120 color photographs, also taken by the author, round out the descriptions.

The popular enthusiasm for the television series featuring Waco-area “fixer-uppers,” coupled with the burgeoning local industry generated by the show’s two charismatic hosts, has certainly boosted interest in historic homes and buildings in Waco. Indeed, Hafertepe has incorporated a handful of properties featured on the show among the houses profiled in this book. But beyond any current entertainment craze, Historic Homes of Waco, Texas will stand the test of time as an authoritative and entertaining tribute to these important structures and the people who inhabited them.

By: Kenneth Hafertepe
Imprint: Texas A & M University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Second Edition
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 229mm,
ISBN: 9781648434181
ISBN 10: 1648434185
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 15 May 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Kenneth Hafertepe is a professor and former chair of the department of museum studies at Baylor University and an award-winning author. His subjects have included the Smithsonian Castle, the French Legation and Governor's Mansion in Austin, Ashton Villa in Galveston, the Spanish Governor's Palace in San Antonio, and the historic buildings of Fredericksburg, San Antonio, and Waco. The first edition of Historic Homes of Waco, Texas, won the Ron Tyler Award for Best Illustrated Book on Texas History and Culture in 2020.