Dulaney, Joseph Field, House

Built around 1910 at 315 S. Chestnut in McKinney, this two-story frame house follows the four-square plan, a form that was somewhat popular in the city in the early twentieth century. It has drop siding, a hip roof with composition shingles, box eaves with stick brackets, and wood double-hung windows. A one-story, five-bay porch wraps the south and west sides on brick piers, and stick detailing and a half-timbered effect appear in the gabled extension on the west facade. The house was built for Joseph F. Dulaney, son of Joe Dulaney, who lived next door. Joseph followed his father into the medical field as a pharmacist and gave the land on which the public library now stands, across the street. The house is described as one of McKinney's finest four-square examples and remains virtually unaltered and in good condition. It now serves as a museum maintained by the Women's Guild of Collin County, in a mostly residential area of late nineteenth-century houses.