On East Virginia Street at Chestnut Street, on the left when traveling west on East Virginia Street.
Designed by architect J. H. Suttle, the 1911 McKinney Post Office is a characteristic and well-preserved example of an Italianate post office. The tile roof, ornamental columns, eaves and window configuration are common to the American post office . . . — — Map (db m164620) HM
On North Kentucky Street north of West Louisiana Street, on the right when traveling north.
Collin County was formed in 1846 and its only town, Buckner, was automatically selected as the county seat. To comply with state law, an election was held to relocate the county seat to the center of the county. Only eleven people participated due . . . — — Map (db m167861) HM
On North McDonald Street at Lacore Lane, on the right when traveling south on North McDonald Street.
In the early 1930s, the Barrow gang committed robberies and other crimes across the country. Although the gang was infamous for its leaders, Bonnie and Clyde, two other members, Raymond Hamilton and Ralph Fults, were equally dangerous. In 1935, . . . — — Map (db m171537) HM
On West Hunt Street near North College Street, on the left when traveling west.
Designed by Putnam Russell, an architect from New York, this house was constructed in 1889 for local merchant Morris Aron and his wife Henrietta. In 1897 the home was purchased by Plummer and Josie Harris and it remained in their family until . . . — — Map (db m164688) HM
On West Louisiana Street at Bradley Street, on the left when traveling east on West Louisiana Street.
This home was built about 1910 for Joe and Florence (Largent) Barnes on part of the land acquired by her father, prominent McKinney merchant W.B. Largent. Following the death of her husband in 1924, Florence sold the home to her brother, Dr. Ben . . . — — Map (db m167880) HM
On Wilson Creek Parkway west of Steeple Ridge Court, on the right when traveling west.
Edward Bradley, his wife Nancy, and their family came to this area from Kentucky in the 1840s as members of the Peters Colony. They built a log home of a branch of Wilson's Creek in the southwest part of present McKinney. A hillside near the . . . — — Map (db m170531) HM
Near West University Drive (U.S. 380) at North 16th Street.
The land surrounding this historic cemetery was part of a grant obtained by John McGarrah, a member of the Peters Colony who arrived in this area in 1843. McGarrah founded a trading post near this site, and soon the Fort Buckner settlement was . . . — — Map (db m162269) HM
On West Hunt Street at North Valley Street, on the left when traveling west on West Hunt Street.
Completed in 1910, this house was built for prominent business and civic leaders Newton A. Burton (d. 1955) and Laura (Wallace) Burton (d. 1964). Designed by J.E. Cooper (d. 1936), the one-story eclectic structure features elements of the . . . — — Map (db m170544) HM
On West Hunt Street at North College Street, on the right when traveling west on West Hunt Street.
This residence was constructed by local merchant and cotton broker Charles P. Heard (d. 1937) and his wife Sallie (Galbreath) (d. 1949), McKinney philanthropists. Designed by architect John Martin, it was completed in 1893. The exterior features . . . — — Map (db m164684) HM
On North Kentucky Street south of West Virginia Street, on the left when traveling south.
Formed from Fannin County Created April 3, 1846 Organized July 13, 1846 Named in honor of Collin McKinney 1766-1861 Land surveyor Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence Member of Congress, Republic of Texas Member of the Texas . . . — — Map (db m171047) HM
As early as 1858 Collin County had a system for providing relief to its indigent citizens. This property was acquired in 1886 and became known as the County Farm. Structures were built over the years to house the residents, who helped maintain the . . . — — Map (db m167940) HM
On Hardin Road at Chancellor Lane, on the left when traveling north on Hardin Road.
The Collin County Poor Farm was located in a valley slightly northwest of here. Originally, the Poor Farm was used to house and to care for the county's indigent residents. In later years, it housed county prisoners, who could work off their fines . . . — — Map (db m167979) HM
On South Kentucky Street, 0 miles south of West Louisiana Street, on the left when traveling south.
Designed by F.E. Ruffini, architect of numerous public buildings in Texas in the late 19th century, this High Victorian Italianate structure served as the Collin County prison for 99 years. Completed in 1880, it was modified in 1938 with funds . . . — — Map (db m142823) HM
On Standifer Street at Christian Street, on the right when traveling south on Standifer Street.
Texas patriot and statesman One of committee of five that wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence, one of its fifty-nine signers, March 2, 1836. Served in House of Representatives, Republic of Texas. In recognition of his distinguished service . . . — — Map (db m171045) HM
On North Church Street, on the left when traveling north.
A fine example of Queen Anne architecture, this home was built in 1887 for Joe H. and Clara Letson Crouch. It was sold in 1906 to F. Dudley Perkins and in 1920 was acquired by the Martin Moses Family. Prominent features of the rambling wood frame . . . — — Map (db m163403) HM
On South Parker Street at West Lane Street, on the right when traveling south on South Parker Street.
John N. Davis, a traveling buggy salesman, and his wife Maggie (Hamilton) had this house built in 1902. Their seven children were born here, although only three lived to adulthood. After Maggie's death in 1908, her mother, Cornelia Allen Hamilton, . . . — — Map (db m167888) HM
On North College Street at West Jones Street, on the left when traveling north on North College Street.
Built between 1897 and 1908 for the family of Judge Harvey Louis "H.L." (1861-1956) and Emma (Umphrees) Davis (d. 1949), this Transitional style residence features Prairie-style influences with a Sullivanesque frieze and Classical detailing with . . . — — Map (db m167884) HM
On West Lamar Street at North Benge Street, on the right when traveling east on West Lamar Street.
Dr. William Taylor Hoard (1873-1945) moved to McKinney in 1898. A dentist and civic leader, he built this house in 1907. Exhibiting elements of the Prairie School, Colonial Revival, and American Foursquare styles of architecture, the home features . . . — — Map (db m163470) HM
On South Chestnut Street at Anthony Street, on the right when traveling north on South Chestnut Street.
Built in 1916 by Dallas banker John Field for his sister, Mrs. Joseph E. (Lucie) Dulaney, this home remained in the Dulaney family for over fifty years. Joseph Field Dulaney (1876-1968) inherited the home from his mother and lived here until his . . . — — Map (db m164657) HM
On West Virginia Street at North College Street, on the left when traveling west on West Virginia Street.
Edward A. Newsome, a financier, land owner and philanthropist, built this home in 1895 for his wife, Laura Fitzhugh, and their family. In 1966, the home was purchased by the Murphy family. The grand, two-and-a-half story Victorian home was the . . . — — Map (db m170543) HM
On North College Street at West Heard Street, on the left when traveling north on North College Street.
Kentucky native Ben T. Estes (1841-1920) came to Texas in 1856. After serving in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, he returned to McKinney where he was engaged in the mercantile business. Estes had this home constructed for his family in . . . — — Map (db m170539) HM
On South Tennessee Street, 0.1 miles south of East Graham Street, on the left when traveling south.
Laura Frances (Fanny) Shipe (1866-1942) was born in Woodstock, Va., and educated in Texas. In 1890, after teaching at McKinney's Collegiate Institute, she married Henry A. Finch (d. 1934), later a Texas legislator and mayor of the city. The couple . . . — — Map (db m201915) HM
On Drexel Street at Throckmorton Place, on the left when traveling west on Drexel Street.
This congregation was organized in April 1882 under the direction of the Rev. A.R. Griggs. Originally known as the Second Baptist Church, the fellowship conducted early worship services under a brush arbor. Land at this site was deeded to church . . . — — Map (db m171531) HM
On North Murphy Road north of Windsor Drive, on the right when traveling north.
In 1900, twelve years after the founding of Murphy, local resident Mrs. May Cockrell directed the formation of this congregation. Aware of the need for a Baptist church in the community, she hosted the organizational meeting in her home. Present . . . — — Map (db m164654) HM
Near Redbud Boulevard north of West Hunt Street, on the right when traveling north.
This congregation was formed on April 1, 1848, when about 20 persons gathered to worship at the home of Nancy and Joseph Bryson Wilmeth (1807-1892). After a picnic lunch, the group journeyed about two miles south of the Wilmeth cabin to the new . . . — — Map (db m171038) HM
On North Tennessee Street north of East Louisiana Street, on the right when traveling north.
Entrepreneur Francis Emerson (1815-1905) founded a McKinney banking firm in 1869, which developed into the First National Bank in 1882. First National bought this site in 1912 and built this classical revival style building. Glazed bricks and . . . — — Map (db m173777) HM
On West White Avenue at Redbud Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on West White Avenue.
This fellowship was the first congregation in Collin county affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in the United States, a denomination established during the Civil War. Chartered with eighteen members, it was organized by the Rev. W.K. Marshall . . . — — Map (db m171041) HM
On North Church Street at West Lamar Street, on the left when traveling north on North Church Street.
This congregation originated in 1851 as a mission of the Dallas Circuit. At first it met in the county courthouse, Masonic hall, or a union church building. In 1858, it became center of the McKinney Circuit; erected in 1876 a building of its own; . . . — — Map (db m163476) HM
On North College Street at West Logan Street, on the left when traveling north on North College Street.
This house was built in 1915 by George W. and Lula Fox. George Fox, the descendant of one of Collin County's pioneer families, was a local realtor and county official. Prominent local citizens Gibson and Goldie Caldwell purchased the house in . . . — — Map (db m170541) HM
On Old McGarrah Road, 0.1 miles north of North Briar Ridge Circle, on the left when traveling north.
A member of the Peters Colony, George McGarrah (1804-1879) brought his family to this area in the 1840s. Prior to his arrival in Texas, McGarrah had lived in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where he is credited with helping to build many of the historic . . . — — Map (db m167934) HM
On Highway 5 at Industrial Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on Highway 5.
A doctor's son, James W. Throckmorton was born in Tennessee. He migrated with his parents to the Texas frontier in 1841 and settled near this site. At age 17, he became hunter and scout for his pioneer neighbors. He served in the Mexican War . . . — — Map (db m150245) HM
On Hunt Street at North Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Hunt Street.
Designed by the noted architect J.E. Flanders of Dallas, this home was built in 1900 for Stephen D. Heard (1847-1926), a prominent merchant and business leader, and his wife, Lillie Snapp Heard. Their daughter, Kathryn (Mrs. Thomas) Craig, . . . — — Map (db m163469) HM
On West Hunt Street west of North Valley Street, on the right when traveling west.
John David Stiff (1853-1909) and his wife Blanche (Duer) (1866-1950) built this residence in 1893, the same year the first of their two children was born. A merchant, stiff owned a dry goods business on the town square. His home features . . . — — Map (db m164678) HM
On North College Street at West Lela Street, on the left when traveling north on North College Street.
James Calvin Rhea (1837-1925) came to Texas from Tennessee in 1855. He and his brother, W.A. Rhea, built a gristmill in the Collin County community that became known as Rhea Mills. Built about 1890 by John W. Hamilton, this home features Eastlake . . . — — Map (db m167835) HM
On South Benge Street north of Henry Street, on the left when traveling north.
This vernacular style house was built c. 1868 by James Waller Thomas, an early civic leader in Collin County, for his family of 13. Originally a one-room residence, the house has not been substantially modified since 1902. It reflects the modest . . . — — Map (db m170536) HM
Near South McDonald Street north of Anthony Street, on the left when traveling north.
This home was constructed in 1854 by John Faires (1801-1878), who had come to McKinney from Tennessee three years earlier. Near his home he built a blacksmith shop, where he worked skillfully with metal and wood. The hand chiseled front door of . . . — — Map (db m164679) HM
On Howell Street at South Parker Street, on the right when traveling east on Howell Street.
John M. Martin (b. 1859), a member of an early Collin county family, was a local architect and builder who erected this house for himself about 1880. The structure exhibits elements of the Queen Anne style, including asymmetrical massing, wall . . . — — Map (db m170535) HM
On North College Street north of West Logan Street, on the left when traveling north.
Arkansas native and Confederate soldier John Spenser Heard (1841-1933) joined his family here in McKinney about 1865. He married Rachel Wilson in 1884. Business success allowed the Heards to benefit numerous local causes and to build this home in . . . — — Map (db m170540) HM
On West Willie Street near South Parker Street, on the left when traveling west.
E.W. Kirkpatrick (1844-1924), a veteran of the Confederate Army and a prominent leader in business and civic organizations, purchased this property in the 1870s as a site for his prosperous plant nursery. This spacious Queen Anne style house and a . . . — — Map (db m171042) HM
On West Louisiana street at South College Street, on the right when traveling east on West Louisiana street.
Square nails used on the first floor of this Queen Anne style residence suggest a construction date before the late 1880s. Originally a one-story structure, the second and third floors were added soon after 1900, when the home was purchased by . . . — — Map (db m167879) HM
On North McDonald Street south of McIntyre Road, on the right when traveling south.
Founded 1845 by Collin McKinney, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. In Civil War, Gen. J.W. Throckmorton (later a governor of Texas) organized McKinney's Co. K, 6th Texas Cavalry, an outstanding Confederate fighting unit. . . . — — Map (db m171543) HM
On Bloomdale Road at McLarry Drive, on the right when traveling east on Bloomdale Road.
This site was first used as a cemetery in 1851 when property owner John R. Jones buried his infant son here. The land was later donated as a public burial ground for the pioneer settlers of the surrounding Wilmeth settlement by Mary Virginia Dunn . . . — — Map (db m167941) HM
On East Louisiana Street, on the left when traveling east.
Site of all Collin County Fairs and Ex-Confederate - Old Settlers picnics, this land first housed a fair in 1858. The fair was held each year, usually in autumn, except during the Civil War years. In 1883, the Ex-Confederate-Old Settlers Picnic . . . — — Map (db m164771) HM
On Highway 5 at Industrial Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on Highway 5.
This park is situated on property granted by the Republic of Texas to Samuel McFarland in 1845, only four years after the first permanent settlement in this area was begun by a pioneer from Tennessee, Dr. William E. Throckmorton (1795-1843), and . . . — — Map (db m150247) HM
On Wilcox Street at Elm Street, on the left when traveling north on Wilcox Street.
The congregation was organized in 1879 by two preachers, the Rev. Dick White and a Rev. Jones, who conducted prayer meetings in area homes. The first church services were held on the farm of Isaac Graves, northeast of McKinney. Originally known as . . . — — Map (db m170528) HM
On North College Street at West Walker Street, on the right when traveling north on North College Street.
Organized in McKinney in 1876, St. Peter’s Episcopal church was originally designated a mission by Bishop Alexander Garrett (1832-1924) of the diocese of Dallas. Because the church owned no property, members gathered in offices and private homes . . . — — Map (db m164691) HM
On Ridge Road (County Highway 161) 0.1 miles north of Wilmeth Road, on the right when traveling north.
Established on the land of area pioneer James Preston Scott, this cemetery dates to the 1850s. The first person buried here was Scott's granddaughter, Mary C. Taylor (1852-1854), child of Scott's daughter Tabitha and her husband A.J. Taylor. Of . . . — — Map (db m167920) HM
Near West University Drive (U.S. 380) 0.1 miles west of Bois D'Arc Road.
John (Jack) and Polly McGarrah and family came to this site from Tennessee in 1842. The third settler in present Collin County, McGarrah opened a trading post to barter for hides and furs. While in the act of building a family fort, he and his men . . . — — Map (db m162268) HM
On East Virginia Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Elm Saloon opened about 1883 in a 2-story frame building at this site owned by T.O. Bower. According to an 1884 newspaper story gunfighter Frank James was arrested for his involvement in a fight in the Elm Saloon. By 1892 the saloon, named for . . . — — Map (db m150197) HM
On North Waddill Street north of West Erwin Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
A native of Virginia, James S. Muse (1804-1878) prospered as a hemp grower in Missouri before coming to Texas with his wife Margaret Slaughter. He bought 320 acres and built this house in 1858-1859. In one wing which was later removed, he opened . . . — — Map (db m163500) HM
On North McDonald Street north of McIntyre Road, on the right when traveling north.
Joseph Brice (J.B.) Wilmeth (b. 1807) and Nancy Ferguson (b. 1807) were married in Tennessee in 1826. They settled here on 320 acres of virgin prairie in 1846. They began to farm their land and soon built a grand two-story family home at this . . . — — Map (db m171542) HM
On Highway 412 east of Highway 409, on the right when traveling east.
Jesse Stiff (1796-1871) came to Texas from Virginia in 1835 and settled on several thousand acres of land in this area. His brother, Louis, arrived in 1849, and a community known as Stiff Chapel developed around their homesteads. In 1847, Jesse's . . . — — Map (db m164767) HM
Near South McDonald Street north of Anthony Street, on the left when traveling north.
Built in the 1860s, the structure originally stood across the street from the site. It was sold in 1868 to Armistead Joshua Taylor (1840-1888), a cabinet maker. He married Tabatha Jane Scott, daughter of Collin County pioneer Preston Scott. The . . . — — Map (db m164671) HM
On North Tennessee Street at West Herndon Street, on the right when traveling north on North Tennessee Street.
This financial institution was organized on March 13, 1883, by a number of McKinney's prominent citizens and businessmen. Among those financial pioneers were James W. Throckmorton, who had served as governor of Texas in 1866 and 1867; G.A. Foote, . . . — — Map (db m167859) HM
On South Parker Street at West Cole Street, on the right when traveling south on South Parker Street.
Warren Tully Beverly (1857-1903) was a native of Collin County, attending Spring Creek School and Plano Institute. He studied law in the office of Joseph W. Baines, grandfather of Lyndon Baines Johnson. Beverly served as county attorney and later . . . — — Map (db m167889) HM
On South Chestnut Street at Bevoe Street, on the right when traveling north on South Chestnut Street.
Joseph Wilson Baines (1846-1906), son of Minister-Editor-Baylor University President George W. Baines, settled in Collin County in 1867. He taught school and in 1869 married Ruth Huffman, daughter of a physician of the Peters Colony. Baines read . . . — — Map (db m177567) HM
On Anthony Street at South McDonald Street, on the right when traveling east on Anthony Street.
The church is named after Dr. G.A. Foote. Dr. Foote donated the original building site located on Rockhill Road near Virginia Parkway in Stonebridge Ranch.
Built in 1908, the Foote Baptist Church was moved to Chestnut Square in 1994 and became . . . — — Map (db m194557) HM
On South Chestnut Street at Anthony Street, on the right when traveling north on South Chestnut Street.
A surgeon in the Confederate Army, Dr. Joseph E. Dulaney (d. 1877) came to McKinney after the Civil War (1861-65) and married Lucy Ann Field (1844-1941), daughter of Collin County pioneers. In 1875 he built this Victorian home with its numerous . . . — — Map (db m164656) HM
On Howell Street at South Bradley Street, on the left when traveling west on Howell Street.
Occupied by four generations of the same family, this structure stands on property granted in 1845 to Edward Bradley (1787-1855), a member of the Peters Colony. His daughter Mary Ann (1820-1878) inherited the land. Her husband, merchant Daniel . . . — — Map (db m167895) HM
On Anthony Street at South Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling east on Anthony Street.
The Johnson House, built in 1870, included a smokehouse, root cellar and water well. It is considered a Folk Victorian style home, with Italianate eave brackets, corbels and dentil trim. The Johnson House was built by Dr. James Harmon, a dentist, . . . — — Map (db m194535) HM
On West Lamar Street west of North Church Street, on the right when traveling west.
Kentucky native Judge R.L. Waddill (1811-1865) came to McKinney with his stepson, George Shackelford Morris, in 1853, five years after the town had been established as the Collin County seat. The two men bought large tracts of land in town, built . . . — — Map (db m163473) HM
On South Bradley Street at West Largent Street, on the left when traveling north on South Bradley Street.
North Carolina-born William B. Largent (1840-1896) came to Collin county with his parents in 1854. He later prospered as a livestock trader and lumber merchant. In 1876 he hauled building materials overland from Jefferson to erect this Victorian . . . — — Map (db m170546) HM
On West Louisiana street at South Bass Street, on the left when traveling west on West Louisiana street.
William Clinton (Clint) Thompson, and his wife Anna Belle (Wofford), prominent local newspaper owners and civic leaders, built this house in 1894 on land purchased from Clint's father, noted McKinney developer Dr. Francis M. Thompson. The house is . . . — — Map (db m170538) HM
On Williams Drive at Quail Hollow, on the left when traveling north on Williams Drive.
Grafton Williams came to this area in 1843 with the Peters Colony and received a 640-acre land grant. He was active in the creation of Whites Grove Settlement here. After his wife Harriet's death in 1848, he donated land for use as a community . . . — — Map (db m167939) HM
