Near East 15th Street at H Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Kentucky natives William and Ruth Forman moved to Texas in 1846, and acquired land that included the future location of Plano. The Formans' daughter Letitia married George Barnett in 1853. The Barnetts bought land northwest of Plano along Spring . . . — — Map (db m131505) HM
On East 15th Street, on the left when traveling east.
This was one of several brick buildings erected on Mechanic Street after an October 1895 fire. S. J. And Nancy Mathews came to Plano in 1893 and opened a store across the street before relocating here in 1906. Mathews Department Store sold dry . . . — — Map (db m149772) HM
On H Avenue at East 16th Street, on the left when traveling north on H Avenue.
The Plano Institute opened on this site in 1882 before a public school system existed in Plano. In 1891, city officials bought the school and took over operations. Later schools built here included one in 1924 which became the core of the current . . . — — Map (db m138457) HM
On East 15th Street at J Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East 15th Street.
After a building they shared was destroyed by fire in 1895, the Plano National Bank (est. 1887) and the I.O.O.F. (Odd Fellows) Lodge (est. 1870) erected this commercial building here in 1896. In 1936 the structure was redesigned by . . . — — Map (db m149947) HM
On East 15th Street at I Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East 15th Street.
Built in 1908 by the Texas Traction Company (Texas Electric Railway after a merger in 1917), this station served passengers and freight customers of the company's North Texas routes. The wood frame passenger depot and the attached brick . . . — — Map (db m94724) HM
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