Beverly - Harris House - McKinney
Located at 604 Parker Street at Cole Street in McKinney.
BEVERLY - HARRIS HOUSE
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 AS JUDGE OF THE 59TH DISTRICT COURT. IN 1886 HE BUILT THIS VICTORIAN HOUSE FOR HIS FAMILY. IN 1902 IT WAS SOLD TO LOUISA KIRKPATRICK HARRIS. MEMBERS OF THE HARRIS FAMILY LIVED HERE UNTIL 1960. Texas Historical marker, 1979 |