{"nrhp_refnum":"95001365","name":"Estes House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"903 N. College St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"McKinney","county":"Collin County","state":"TX","lat":33.20471935100005,"lon":-96.62118901999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-11-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1 1/2-story frame Queen Anne style house at 903 N. College in McKinney, Collin County, Texas, built in 1897 by Ben T. Estes and his wife Alice Gumm Estes.","why_significant":"The house is tied to Ben T. Estes, a founding citizen, Civil War veteran and early McKinney merchant (Criterion B, Social History). It is also a very fine example of a modified L-plan Queen Anne-influenced house (Criterion C, Architecture). It contributes to its turn-of-the-century neighborhood and to McKinney's earlier multiple property listing, and it retains a high level of integrity.","narrative":"Built in 1897, this 1 1/2-story frame house at 903 N. College in McKinney, Texas, is a modified L-plan dwelling with weatherboard siding, an asymmetrical form, combined gable and hipped roofs, and a nine-bay porch wrapping the south and east sides. Turned wood posts, jigsawn brackets, etched entry glass, and imbricated gable shingles give it a Queen Anne character. A compatible rear wing was added later. Ben T. Estes, a Civil War veteran who opened a dry goods business on the McKinney square around 1867, built the house with his second wife, Alice Gumm Estes. The family lived there for over a quarter century, and Estes worked as a merchant until his death in 1920. In 1923 the property was sold to Linus Smith, whose family stayed for 47 years. The house reflects the homes of affluent citizens during McKinney's agricultural and railroad-driven growth. It retains a high level of integrity and has been a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark since 1984.","period_of_significance":"1897-1937","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Late Victorian/Queen Anne","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single-family dwelling, as it was historically; designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1984.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:24.20213-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/11/9686/40968611/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/95001365.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95001365/87f5e830b8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95001365/87f5e830b8-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Geeklet42","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:903_N_College_St,_McKinney,_TX.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Geeklet42</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:903_N_College_St,_McKinney,_TX.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968611","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001759"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/collin-county/estes-house-95001365/"}