Frisco Original Donation in Collin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
The Atkins Home
Built by William B. and Kathryn E. Atkins
Photographed by James Hulse, September 1, 2026
1. The Atkins Home Marker
This Folk Victorian home was built circa 1902 in what is now Friscos Original Donation, a section of land mapped out by the Blackland Townsite Company, a subsidiary of the St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Company that was running track through North Texas at the time. William B. Atkins and Kathryn Ella Atkins purchased Block 58, Lot 7 on Oak St. for $250 on Sept. 20, 1902 and built this home. Architectural features of the period include its covered porch, bay window, simple exterior trimmings, and shiplap walls. William Atkins worked at the A.G. McAdams Lumber Yard, one of the first in Frisco. The Atkins built a new house on Elm St. in 1905 and sold the Oak St. home to John Tinsley and Ida Teel for $1,000. John Teel was a nephew of Peter Teel, founder of the Teel settlement in Denton County, and for whom the current Teel Parkway in Frisco is named. Over the next several decades, the home had a succession of owners, some with names recognizable from Friscos early history including Chappell, Martin, Carroll, and Mays.
Erected 2021 by John and Bailey Kirby and Frisco Heritage Association.
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Location. 33° 9.063′ N, 96° 49.292′ W. Marker is in Frisco, Texas, in Collin County. It is in Frisco Original Donation. It is at the intersection of Oak Street and 7th Street, on the left when traveling west on Oak Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7191 Oak St, Frisco TX 75033, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dr. William L. & Ethel Saye Home (a few steps from this marker); Allen & Biggerstaff House (within shouting distance of this marker); Dow Baccus House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Walter and Thelma Mays House
Photographed by James Hulse, September 1, 2026
2. The Atkins Home Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 2, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
