Marker Inscription
Arkansas native and Confederate soldier John Spenser Heard (1841-1933) joined his family here in McKinney about 1865. He married Rachel Wilson in 1884. Business success allowed the Heards to benefit numerous local causes and to build this home in 1921. Designed by the Dallas firm Ye Planery in the classical revival style, the house features colossal corinthian columns, giant entablature and a dentiled pediment. It remained in the Heard family until 1987. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1993
About this site
Heard, John S. and Rachel W., House is a historical marker in McKinney, Collin County, dedicated in 1993. It is one of 186 historical markers documented in Collin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 319 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.2003, -96.6210 near McKinney. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fox-Caldwell House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Heard, Charles P. and Sallie G., House, Stiff, J.D., Home, and Aron-Harris House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5085006164. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
