Paris Travel Guide

 keeweechic Says:  Rufus Fenner Scott had this gothic style building commissioned and built in 1917 to house the Burton-Peel Dry Goods store. The business was later bought by a former employer and operated under his name, Arthur Caddell. At one time Sears also was housed in the building. Its... 

 keeweechic Says:  I was looking for a view of this from off in the distance, thinking I would see it long before I was upon it. Not quite.. despite the larger than life photos you see, it only stands 65 feet tall. The steel Stetson hat was added in 1998 and measures 4 1/2 feet high with a... 

 keeweechic Says:  Born in Alabama, Henry William Lightfoot was a confederate veteran of Forrests cavalry and came to Paris in 1872. He was a law partner of Sam Bell Maxy and later married Maxys adopted daughter Dora. They built this house across the street from the Maxey home. Lightfoot was... 

 keeweechic Says:  One of the most known monuments in the cemetery is the Babcock monument which stands in the shadow of a big old. This is a 12 ft statue of "Jesus" with a Texas touch. "Jesus" is wearing his cowboy boots. 

 keeweechic Says:  This multipurpose center was built to be a multipurpose venue for a variety of activities and events for the residents of Paris. It was named after Mrs Malone Hughes Love who made a generous donation in honour of her husband J.A. Love. There is an exhibit hall which seats up... 

 keeweechic Says:  This is an indoor/outdoor market and open from June to September. Daily hours are 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. There is plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables. 

 keeweechic Says:  This church was built after the fire of Paris in the early 1920s. It is a three-story, steel frame structure which introduces both Mediterranean and Classic Revival architectural styles. There is a sanctuary housed under a 40-ft. high octagonal, rotunda dome. Throughout the... 

 keeweechic Says:  The original courthouse was more elaborate than the current but was destroyed by fire in 1896. With marble and granite cleaned from the burned site, the new courthouse in Classical Revival and Romanesque style was built in 1917. The pink granite comes from the same quarry as... 

 keeweechic Says:  So you think this is a bunch of Tex'us Twaddle.... take a closer look. Those sure enough are boots."Babcock Monument". 

 keeweechic Says:  This is an old cemetery, operating since 1866 and has more than 40,000 people buried here including many early Texas patriots. There are some very decorative and unusual headstones and monuments scattered about. 

 keeweechic Says:  This mansion was built between 1908 and 1910 for Rufus Scott Sr who was a prominent businessman in Paris. A German born architect designed the house along with many of the towns civic and commercial buildings. The design is a combination of art nouveau and Dutch renaissance.... 

 keeweechic Says:  The movie "Paris, Texas" was banned in the city of Paris, Texas shortly after its box office release in 1984. I'm not really sure why. The film itself was filmed in Waxahachie not Paris. The movie was the Winner of the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1984 and... 

 keeweechic Says:  While visiting relatives, Davey Crocket slept under a tree which is located on Clarksville Street. He wrote in a letter to his wife that he had "found Paradise" and intended to relocated his family to this area. Unfortunately, he was then sent to the Alamo, where he lost his... 

 jenna24 Says:   An interesting tidbit. In 1984 director Wim Wenders created his most memorable movie masterpiece titled Paris, Texas. The film stars Harry Dean Stanton and Nastassja Kinski and in my opinion is brilliantly directed. This is an unusual road movie, with screenplay by...