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Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by Paul and Susan Matthews for Approval to Receive a Historic Marker for the House Located at 1215 Tucker Street.
Summary
MEETING DATE: May, 1, 2014
DEPARTMENT: Planning Department
CONTACT: Guy R. Giersch, Historic Preservation Officer
Matt Robinson, AICP, Planning Manager
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff is recommending approval of a historic marker for 1215 Tucker Street.
PRIORITY RATING: The property is listed as a Medium priority building according to the 1985 Historic Resource Survey. Medium priority buildings contribute to the local history or broader historical patterns, but alterations have diminished the resource's integrity. The building is a significant example of architecture, engineering or crafted design.
ITEM SUMMARY: On January 2, 2014, the applicant submitted the necessary documentation to apply for a Historic Marker for the house located at 1215 Tucker (also known as the Bass House).
The purpose of the Historic Marker Program is to encourage owners of historic properties to become actively involved in the preservation of McKinney's historic past through the recognition of historic events, people, and architecture. The applicant has submitted a written narrative relating the history of the various families that have owned the property or resided at 1215 Tucker Street and the role they played in McKinney's history.
Richard Dayton and his future wife, Vivian, grew up on Tucker Street. Richard worked at the family's cotton gin, Modern Farmers Gin Plant, as well as for J. D. Bass & Son as a cotton broker.
Richard and Vivian's three children, William D., Richard Carr, and Vivian "Poppy" Hill grew up at 1215 Tucker. William D. continued in his father's footsteps, becoming a cotton merchant. William was a member of the American Cotton Shippers' Association, Texas Cotton Association, the Lubbock and Dallas Cotton Exchange, and was a charter member of the McK...
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