Dr. William Taylor Hoard House
McKinney, Collin County, Texas
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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 a sullivanesque 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. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1987 Incise on base: Restored by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Picken
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Dr. William Taylor Hoard, a dentist and civic leader who came to McKinney in 1898, built this striking home in 1907. Its design mingles the Prairie School, Colonial Revival, and American Foursquare styles, with a Sullivanesque frieze, fluted Corinthian columns, fish-scale shingling, and stained-glass transoms. The house stayed in the Hoard family until 1971 and was later carefully restored.
Why it matters
The home is a vivid catalog of the eclectic architectural tastes of the early-twentieth-century American middle class, blending national style trends in a single small-town Texas residence.
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