National Register of Historic Places - Texas (TX), Collin County

Collin County Texas (Vacant / Not In Use) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include McKinney Cotton Mill Historic District, Allen Water Station, Aston Building, Celina Public School and Collin County Mill and Elevator Company.

The famous person Collin McKinney is associated with one of more of the Collin County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Collin County places including Texas Cotton Mill Co., Houston & Texas Central RR Co., Collin McKinney, W.S. Flynn, Southern Pacific RR, Hoke Smith and Works Progress Administration. Prominent architectural styles found in Collin Country are Italianate, Moderne and Romanesque.

Allen Water Station (added 2009 - - #09000980)

Also known as H&TC Railway Water Station

N. of Exchange Pkwy on Cottonwood Creek , Allen

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related, Water Works

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Park, Rail-Related, Water Works

Aston Building (added 1983 - - #83003131)

113 S. Main St. , Farmersville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Flynn,W.S.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Other, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Celina Public School (added 2009 - - #09000839)

Also known as Celina High School, Celina ISD Administration

205 S. Colorado St. , Celina

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Education, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

School

Collin County Mill and Elevator Company (added 1987 - - #87001685)

407 E. Louisiana , McKinney

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Storage

Fairview H&TC Railroad Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000247)

About 1/4 mi. W of St HWY 5 on Sloan Creek & the former Houston & Texas Central Railroad tracks , Fairview

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Vacant/Not In Use

McKinney Cotton Mill Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001740)

Roughly bounded by Elm, RR tracks, Burrus, Fowler, & Amscott , McKinney

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Texas Cotton Mill Co.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

McKinney, Collin, Cabin (added 1981 - - #78002905)

Finch Park , McKinney

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McKinney,Collin

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

McKinney,Collin

Significant Year:

1937, 1846, 1936

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government, Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Museum