Barnes-Largent House - McKinney
Located at 618 West Louisiana Street at Bradley Street in McKinney.
Excerpts from historical marker application. 1984
On January 31, 1881, T. T. Bradley sold one acre of land to W. B. Largent. The Largents had 4 sons and one daughter, Florence. Florence Largent married Joseph Wood Barnes, the son of Henry C. and Frances Kimbrough Barnes. Joe and Florence Barnes built this home on part of her father’s land. Here they reared their two children, Joseph Wood Jr. and Rosabell. Joe Barnes was a prosperous mule breeder and bought and sold the very finest mules of the time. Joe Barnes died August 5, 1924 following a tragic accident. While cranking his car it jumped in gear pinning him between the car and a tree in his yard. After his death, Florence Barnes sold the home to her brother, Dr. Ben F. Largent and his wife Leota.
Excerpts from historical marker application. 1984
On January 31, 1881, T. T. Bradley sold one acre of land to W. B. Largent. The Largents had 4 sons and one daughter, Florence. Florence Largent married Joseph Wood Barnes, the son of Henry C. and Frances Kimbrough Barnes. Joe and Florence Barnes built this home on part of her father’s land. Here they reared their two children, Joseph Wood Jr. and Rosabell. Joe Barnes was a prosperous mule breeder and bought and sold the very finest mules of the time. Joe Barnes died August 5, 1924 following a tragic accident. While cranking his car it jumped in gear pinning him between the car and a tree in his yard. After his death, Florence Barnes sold the home to her brother, Dr. Ben F. Largent and his wife Leota.
BARNES-LARGENT HOUSE
THIS HOME WAS BUILT ABOUT 1910 FOR JOE AND FLORENCE (LARGENT) BARNES ON PART OF THE LAND ACQUIRED BY HER FATHER, PROMINENT McKINNEY MERCHANT W. B. LARGENT. FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF HER HUSBAND IN 1924, FLORENCE SOLD THE HOME TO HER BROTHER, DR. BEN LARGENT (1886-1936), AND HIS WIFE, LEOTA. THE FOURSQUARE STYLE HOUSE, WHICH EXHIBITS INFLU- ENCES OF THE PRAIRIE SCHOOL AND BUNGALOW STYLES OF ARCHITECTURE, REMAINED IN THE FAMILY UNTIL 1945 Texas Historical marker, 1984. |