Plano Downtown Historic District - Plano, TX
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N 33° 01.174 W 096° 42.046
14S E 714761 N 3655805
Coordinates given are for the pictured plaque in McCall Plaza.
Waymark Code: WM10817
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/18/2019
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NRHP Nomination Form"District listed in 2017, has 32 contributing buildings.
The Plano Downtown Historic District encompasses approximately 4.7 acres in the heart of Plano, Texas, located in southwest Collin County and approximately twenty miles north of downtown Dallas.
The town was platted in 1873 in a traditional grid pattern oriented to the Houston and Texas Central Railway tracks. The business district, which grew as a result of this transportation connectivity, was concentrated on one block immediately east of the tracks and on two peripheral streets. The district features a high concentration of one- and two-part commercial blocks, the majority of which were constructed between 1896 and 1907, reflecting an intense rebuilding effort following two devastating fires in 1895 and 1897."