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Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by Tom Michero for Approval to Receive a Historic Marker for the House Located at 1108 Tucker Street.
Summary
MEETING DATE: February 6, 2014
DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT: Guy R. Giersch, Historic Preservation Officer
Jennifer Arnold, Planning Manager
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff is recommending approval of a historic marker for 1108 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 1108 Tucker (also known as the Jesse Graves 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 1108 Tucker Street and the role they played in McKinney's history.
The Jesse Graves House, constructed in 1925, is an example of an Arts and Crafts style bungalow. Typically, this style has a low-pitched gabled roof with wide overhanging eaves, exposed rafter tails, and brackets that support the overhanging eaves. The original wood, lap-sided, single-story house incorporates simple ornamentation. A broad porch, supported by large, square, columns stretches the entire width of the front of the house. The deep porch blocks the sun in the summer and allows the sun to hit the front of the house in the winter. The b...
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