Smith, W. D., House

This one-and-a-half-story frame house at 703 N. College in McKinney, Texas, dates to an estimated 1905 and is a Queen Anne dwelling. It sits in a residential area northwest of the central business district. The house has an asymmetrical plan, weatherboard siding, and a hip roof with gables, box eaves and stick brackets. A seven-bay porch with a hip roof wraps the south and east elevations, with colonettes, a balustrade and a battered porch balustrade. Gable ends carry imbricated shingles and a sunburst motif, and gabled dormers rise from the roof. Window and door surrounds show classical detailing. The house was probably built for businessman W.D. Smith, and no architect or builder is recorded. It was listed for its architecture. The inventory describes it as a fine example of a common house type in McKinney, with Queen Anne detailing typical of the area around the turn of the century, and as a particularly noteworthy example in the city. It remains in residential use and in good condition.