Gough-Hughston House
Why it's listed
Built in 1898 at 1206 W. Louisiana in McKinney, this two-story frame house is regarded as one of the city's finest examples of Queen Anne architecture. It has an asymmetrical plan, weatherboard siding, a hip roof and a five-bay porch that wraps around the south and east sides, supported by Doric columns with turned-wood balusters. A three-story tower with imbricated shingles, a finial, garlands and brackets anchors the design. Palladian and oriel windows face east, a dormer repeats the Palladian motif, and second-story porches are inset. Classical detailing frames the doors and windows. James R. Gouch, a local attorney and former state representative and state senator, built the house. Wallace Hughston bought it in 1918 and later served as a state senator. Reviewers accepted the property for its architectural quality, and the house remains in residential use in good condition.
Significance in brief: The nomination presents the house as one of the finest examples of Queen Anne-style architecture in McKinney. An earlier version also claimed significance in politics/government because of Gouch and later owner Wallace Hughston, but reviewers required more justification and that claim was removed. The house was accepted on its architecture alone.
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 87001710, listed June 27, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1206 W. Louisiana, McKinney |
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| County | Collin County |
| Listed | June 27, 1988 |
| Reference number | 87001710 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne-style dwelling |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed condition is good; present use is residential. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 33.19744, -96.62696 (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.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 87001710.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q107321833
- This listing as JSON
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