Dr. William Taylor Hoard House - McKinney
Located at 401 West Lamar Street at Benge Street in McKinney.
DR. WILLIAM TAYLOR HOARD HOUSE
DR. WILLIAM TAYLOR HOARD (1873 - 1945) MOVED TO McKINNEY IN 1898. A DENTIST AND CIVIC LEADER, HE BUILT THIS HOUSE IN 1907. EXHIBITING ELE- MENTS OF THE PRAIRIE SCHOOL, COLONIAL REVIVAL, AND AMERICAN FOURSQUARE STYLES OF ARCHITECTURE, THE HOME FEATURES A SULLIVAN- ESQUE FRIEZE UNDER THE EAVES, FLUTED CORINTHIAN COLUMNS, FISH SCALE AND REGULAR SHINGLED BANDS, AND STAINED GLASS TRANSOMS. THE HOME REMAINED IN THE HOARD FAMILY UNTIL 1971. Texas Historical marker, 1987 |