page_title: Lancaster, Texas
section_title: Landmarks
hierarchical_section_title: Lancaster, Texas / Culture / Landmarks
caption_attribution_description: English: Texas Historical Marker at Rocky Crest School in Lancaster, Texas, United States.
context_page_description: Lancaster is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. The population was 36,361 at the 2010 census. Founded in 1852 as a frontier post, Lancaster is one of Dallas County's earliest settlements. Today, it is a suburban community located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, approximately 15 miles south of Downtown Dallas.
  Lancaster is part of the Best Southwest area, which includes Lancaster, Cedar Hill, DeSoto, and Duncanville.
context_section_description: Lancaster has three properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the Randlett House, Captain R. A. Rawlins House, and the W. A. Strain Farm-Strain House.
  The Texas Historical Commission has designated 14 sites in the Lancaster area with historical markers. Listed below are the sites in Lancaster with state historical markers and the year they received the designation:
  Towns/Communities
  Town of Lancaster (1974) - This marker commemorates the founding of Lancaster and is located in the Historic Town Square.
  Pleasant Run (1974) - This marker commemorates the former Pleasant Run community and is located at the Regions Bank building on North Dallas Avenue.
  Historic Homes
  Captain R. A. Rawlins House (1964)
  W. A. Strain House (1977)
  Winniford House (1994)
  Educational Institution
  Rocky Crest School (2012)
  Graveyard
  Edgewood Cemetery (1974)
  Places of Worship
  First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster (1976)
  First United Methodist Church of Lancaster (1976)
  First Baptist Church of Lancaster (1977)
  First Christian Church of Lancaster (1979)
  St. Paul Freewill Baptist Church (1985)
  St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
  Former Sites
  Site of the Confederate Arms Factory (1936)
  Former Site of Head House (1978)
caption: Texas Historical Marker at the site of Rocky Crest School, which served Lancaster's African-American students prior to desegregation.
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