NPS Fom io-aao4 OUB AppmrtI No. 102*0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number all Page ^0 TEXAS HISTORIC SITES INVENTORY FORM-TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION (rev.8-82) 1. County COLLIN COD 5. USGS Quad No 3396-213 Site Nn B72 City/Rural MCKINNEY MK UTM Sftctnr 721-3675 2.Name. BURRUS-FINCH HOUSE 6. Date: Factual 1914 Est. Address 405 N WADDILL 7. Architect/Builder Unknown 3. Owner Mrs. Rubby Mitchell _ Contractor May, Dewey 8.Style/Type Prairie style dwelling Address 405 N. Waddill/McKinney 75Q69 9. Original Use 4. Block/Lot Waddill/Blk U/Lot 1 Present Use resi denti al resi denti al 10. Description Two-story frame dwelling; exterior walls of brick hip roof w/ coaposition shingles and box eaves; wood-sash double-hung windows w/ 6/1 lights; porch w/ shed roof across W. elev.; brick piers; Prairie School detailing includes continuous window groupings, broad porch w/ piers; wide 11. Present Condition good 12. Significance COMMERCE. POLITICS/GOVERNMENT. ARCHITECTURE; J. Perry Burrus. founder of the Burrus Milling Co. and the Tex-O-Can Flour Mills, built this house in 1914. He was perhaps McKinney's foremost business leader of the early 20th 13. Relationship to Site: Moved Date.. or Original Site (describe) in a residential area with early 20th-century houses about eleven blocks northwest of the CBD. 14. Bibliography Tax Rolls, Sanborn Haps, City 15 Informant Mrs. Glenn Mitchell "Dir., Stambaugh 152, Archit. Her. 93ifi Recorder Hardy-Heck-Moore Date July 1985 DESIGNATIONS TNRIS No. Old THC Code RTHL HABS (no) TEX MR: >;individual Historic District Thematic Multiple-Resource NR File Name McKinney M-R Nomination Other RTHL application Finch Sch. PHOTO DATA B&W 4x5s Slides. 35mm Negs YEAR DRWR ROLL FRME ROLL FRME 41 25 to 41 28 to to CONTINUATION PAGE No. _2 of TEXAS HISTORIC SITES INVENTORY FORM-TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION (rev.8-82) 1 County COLLIN City/Rural MCKINNEY 2.Nams BURRUS-FINCH HOUSE CQD MK 5. USGS Quad No 3396-213 UTMR. 14/72124Q/3675860 Acreage approx. 1.5 acres Site No. 872 Description, continued: overhanging eaves emphasize horizontality of house; two-story garage/apartment (contributing) with similar details behind house. Significance, continued: century and was involved in virtually all of the town's major industrial concerns. In 1921 he sold the house to Henry A. Finch and moved his operations to Dallas. Finch, while residing in the house, served as mayor of McKinney. In 1914 he had donated land for a city park (Site No. 1318) which was named in honor of his parents. His wife Fannie served on the local school board and the Finch School '?ifo Nn. 14=17) n5-»r.'t <-
^7 06/477 WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Burrus-Finch House (McKinney MPS) Collin County TEXAS CD resubmission CD nomination by person or local government [m owner objection CU appeal AUG 2 4 1987 Working No. _ Fed. Reg. Date: Date Due: <^Asr/e7 - ^O/p/r V Acti on: ApCfiPT REJECT Federal Agency: Substantive Review: CD sample request appeal NR decision Reviewer's comments: 3 bro^fi cl«<^l xxktlnii c^(cl,\c(.i>jr^\, K'f»( to-o^^n 7i^^K^/l<v «^. f j ^ Cc,tn.---rt^t~\ Vt \r^fi'<-t^**^ " f st- ^'^'1 Q^us < ^ +^ TVK-fl_c^ Millj Lf- ft* ^ poi4h<^/^7 rcj^uirti c^^ui. W - f W jvjjy>fi<^fib<;^. A i i ^ Vow-, f**- fi-cf It*^.... Nomination returned for: f4 4-3 pf_^.technical corrections cited below _)^substantive reasons discussed below Recom./Criteria l^tkr-r^ Reviewer NohU~ Discipline Hli^r^r,.^ Date l o (? l n see continuation sheet 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Category Ownership Public Acquisition Status Accessible Present Use 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? yes no 7. Description Condition Check one Check one excellent CD good CD fair CD deteriorated I I ruins CD unexposed unaltered altered original site moved date. Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance CD summary paragraph CD completeness CD clarity CD alterations/integrity CD dates I I boundary selection
8. Significance Period Areas of Significance Check and justify below Specific dates Builder/Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) summary paragraph CD completeness CD clarity CD a<)plicable criteria Ci3 justification of areas checked CD relating significance to the resource context CD relationship of integrity to significance CD justification of exception CD other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property Ouadrangle name UTM References Verbal boundary description and justification 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: national state local State Historic Preservation Officer signature title date 13. Other CD Maps CD Photographs other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to. Signed. Date. Phone: GPO 918-450 Comments for any item may be continued on an attached stieet
NPS Foon OMe Appmtl Mo. 102*0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet MAY 13 ly Section numl)er Page 70 TEXAS HISTORIC SITES INVENTORY FORM-TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION (rev.8-82) 1 County f-ol.lili CuO 5. USGS Ouad No. 3-213 site No. B"/ 2 City/Rural HCKI NNEY MK UTM Sector '21-357 5? Namfi BURf-US-FlhlH HCiUSt 6. Date: Factual I'^l'* Fst Address '^'"'5 N WnijOIlL 7. Architect/Builder Unknown Contrantnr May, Dewey 3.Owner Mrs. Rutitj/ Nitcheii B.Style/Type Ptairie scyle dwell inq Address ^ H. W a d d i i i / M c 1 i n n e v i 5069 9.Original Use r t-si dent i al 4 Block/Lot Waddill/Blk 11/lot 1 Present Use r esident i al 10 Descriotion Two-storv frane d.^fvlliii q; exterior walls of brick hip roof nl composition shingles and bon eaves; wood-sash dcable-hunq Kinaows w/ 6/1 liqt.ti; porch w/ sued root across ti. elt'v.; urick piers; Prairie Sctiool detailing includes contiiiuous winaow qroupincs, broad porch w p1e rs; Hide 11. Present Condition MQOO 12. Significance CGMMfcftCE, ARCHITECTURE! J. Perry Burru; fouiider of tt;e bun us Hilling ind thfc Te>;-Q-Can Fiour Mills, built this house in 1914. He was pethaps llcl'i nney' s foremost business leader of the early 20tti century end was involveu 13. Relationship to Site: Moved Date or Original Site (describe) in a residential area with eariy 20th-century houses about eleven blocks nortnwest c f the CBu. 14. Bibliography L iili r., St amoa uq Rolls, Sanborn Maps, Cit' 152. chit. Her 15. Informant. 16 Recorder Mr s. Gl enn fli t chel 1 HaIdy-Hec k-hoor e Date ^'uly 196; DESIGNATIONS PHOTO DATA TNRIS No. Old THC Code B&W 4x5s_ Slides. RTHL HABS (no) TEX 35mm Negs NR: Individual Historic District YEAR DRWR ROLL FRME ROLL FRME *-' c; Thematic Multiple-Resource 41 to 'i 1 NR File Name He M nnev f1-k homi nation to Other RTHL i\ppiication Finch Scti. to CONTINUATION PAGE No.. Of 1 Cnnnty COl LIN TEXAS HISTORIC SITES INVENTORY FORM-TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION (rev.8-82) City/Rural '"'C^-> 2 Name HURRUb-FINCH HOU&E COD MK 5. USGS Quad No S?'»6-213 Site No. UTM Pt. i 4 / 7 2 1 2 4 0 / 3 6 7 5 8 6 (' Acreage approx 1, acres Description, continued: overhanging eaves emphasize horizontality of house; two-story garage/apartment (contributing) with siaiilar details behind house. Significance, continued: m virtually all of the town's major industrial concerns. In 1921 he sold the house to Henry fi. Finch and mcvad his operations to Dallas. Finch, while residing in the house, served as mayor of McKinney and in 1914 he had donated land for a city park (Site No. 131&) which was named in honor of his parents. His wife Fannie was the first woiuen to serve on the local school board and the Finch School (Site No. 1457) was named in her honor. Dr. and Mrs. Glen Mitchell purchased the house in 1946. This house, virtually unaltered, is one ot the city s best examples of Prairie School architecture. 87;
NPS Fo 10. oue Appmm NO. 102*0018 United States Department of the Interior ^ ^ National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section numt)er Page Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name McKinney MPS State Collins County, TX Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature Cover rf{ Keeper [hjuas^^jj/yi 10^^^ 1. Beverly-Harris House ^^^p^^agtflterj4g^per r^/t/t^7 2. Bingham, John H., House tfbbtaati««bsvam Keeper 3. Board-Everett House 4. Brown, John R., House»ltoUixtiM fctti.^ Keeper / / ^ ^ / / j ^ /<^/d?'^$;;i y 5. Burrus-Finch House ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ i ^ ^ ^ Msvun Keeper u/s- ^O^MAUJ) 7\ ndxx^ l^/*'?/^ y 6. Cline-Bass House Keepei Clardy, UJP.. r, House ^^'"""^.^ier ^per ^7^^^^^^ ^^^^y^^^;^ / 8. Coggins, J.R., House Keeper fc^t^/l ^i^i/aa. ^^/^/j^? 9. Collin County Mill and ZTZA^ -V^Keeper ^^T/^^^^'-^U-'^i^^i^^^^^y^ Elevator Company t/ if"' 10. Crouch, John P., House ^I'V^wrttliB ^(Keeper
RESUBMISSION WASO Form -177 ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTfMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Burrus Finch House (McKinney MPS) Collin County TEXAS -^^resubmission D nomination by person or local government n owner objection Q appeal Substantive Eeview Working No. Fed. Reg. Date: Date Due: Action: Federal Agency: 2 ^ i^r^cept RETURN REJECT. Substantive Review: CU sample CU request CU appeal NR decision Reviewer's comments: 7^,i /vcf*- i-i Recom./Criteria _ Reviewer Vo^'^.^f^-rU^-f f.'r.r*' "^ f^e/^/ W^' ^-c^-i. T"-/- ^.~.K,>AM3iscipline W/oo^^ *j7s ^r.f. i-'-l'l fool.hci/qo^^'^r.-^^f'^'^ i >-<^ ^ Date 6/2?/yy.^cj//V7t <i ti'^oo arta. j^j/'-'^'c<'^«.<-«- /X.J ii'-** of see continuation sheet Nomination returned for:.technical corrections cited below tr-.substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Category Ownership Public Acquisition Status Accessible Present Use 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? yes no 7. Description Condition Check one Check ona excellent CD good fair I I deteriorated CD ruins I I unexposed unaltered altered original site moved date. Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance CD summary paragraph CD completeness CD clarity I I alterations/integrity dates I I boundary selection
8. Significance Period Areas of Significance Check and justify below Specific dates Builder/Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) CD summary paragraph CD completeness CD clarity CD applicable criteria CD justification of areas checked CD relating significance to the resource context CD relationship of integrity to significance CD justification of exception CD other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name UTM References Verbal boundary description and justification 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: national state local State Historic Preservation Officer signature title 13. Other date CD Maps CD Photographs Other Ouestions concerning this nomination may be directed to. Signed Date Phone: GPO 918-450 Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet
Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64500643