Goodner, Jim B., House
Why it's listed
Located one block south of McKinney's central business district and one block west of the courthouse, this one-story frame house at 302 S. Tennessee is a bungalow with an unusual character. It has weatherboard siding, a hip roof with gables, box eaves, wood double-hung windows, and an L-shaped porch with a gable roof and box columns on paneled pedestals. Two exterior brick chimneys, a splayed foundation skirtwall and broad eaves with stepped brackets emphasize its horizontal lines. The steeply pitched gables, finished in rough-textured stucco, are more typical of late 19th and early 20th century houses than of bungalows. Bungalows were McKinney's most popular house form from the 1910s to the 1930s, yet this one is among the most unusual local variations. It was built in 1914 for Jim B. Goodner, and was first listed under the wrong name, John P. Crouch House, before a 1988 correction. It remains in good condition, virtually unaltered, and in residential use.
Significance in brief: The house is considered architecturally significant as one of the most unusual variations of the bungalow form in McKinney. Its plan and massing resemble other local bungalows, but its steeply pitched gables are more typical of late 19th and very early 20th century houses. A reviewer described it as a unique variation of the locally common bungalow style.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 87001688, listed October 8, 1987. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 302 S. Tennessee, McKinney |
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| County | Collin County |
| Listed | October 8, 1987 |
| Reference number | 87001688 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Bungalow |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Described as in good condition and virtually unaltered; in residential use, and listed as moved or original site with a description of a mixed commercial/residential area. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 33.19505, -96.61523 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 87001688.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110000782
- This listing as JSON
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