Howell House - McKinney
Located at 909 Howell Street and Barnes Street at Bradley Street in McKinney.
THE HOWELL HOUSE
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 HOWELL (1821-1878), BUILT THE FIRST PORTION OF THIS RESIDENCE IN 1861-62. MUCH OF THE CYPRESS LUMBER WAS HAULED BY WAGON FROM JEFFERSON. OVER THE YEARS, ADDITIONS AND REMODELING HAVE ENLARGED THE HISTORIC HOUSE. Texas Historical marker, 1978. |