W. D. McFarlin Building

This building was purchased by W.D. McFarlin in 1885 and is considered one of the oldest brick buildings in Plano. A fire in 1895 destroyed the original building and McFarlin rebuilt the building out of brick. One year later, Schoolfield Drugs moved into the building. E.A. Carpenter bought the business and operated a drug store here until 1908 when it was sold to Allen Brothers Drug Store. The building remained in the McFarlin family for 65 years until it was sold in 1950. This building served as a grocery store, a dry goods store, drug store and other businesses.

W. D. McFarlin Building is a historical marker in Plano, Collin County, dedicated in 2014. 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 33.0198, -96.7005 near Plano. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mathews General Store (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Plano National Bank/I.O.O.F. Lodge Building, Fred Schimelpfenig Building, and Texas Electric Railway Station.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507017895. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.