Wilson Creek House
Celina, Collin County, Texas
Marker Inscription
In 1901 W. W. Wilson (1859-1937), an employee of the Cotton Belt Railroad system, moved to Plano. He married Alice Bell (d. 1945) the following year. In 1903 Wilson had this home built on Avenue K in Plano. The turn-of-the-century house features fish scale shingling and other Victorian details. The Wilsons and their three children occupied this home. After the Wilsons died, the structure changed owners several times until 1976 when it was moved to this site. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1979
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
W. W. Wilson, an employee of the Cotton Belt Railroad, moved to Plano in 1901, married Alice Bell, and in 1903 had this turn-of-the-century home built on Avenue K. Its fish-scale shingling and Victorian details sheltered the Wilsons and their three children for decades. After changing hands several times, the house was moved to its present site in 1976 and honored as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Why it matters
The home preserves the domestic world of the railroad era, when rail work drew families to fast-growing North Texas towns and paid for the ornate houses they built there.
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Related people
- · W. W. Wilson
- · Alice Bell Wilson
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