Historic Downtown McKinney

‘We knew this could be a very special project’: McKinney Enclave Adding to Its Historical Charm

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / June 19, 2022 /

If you want that historic home look in a new build with the accompanying new-home smell, McKinney is adding an interesting development. Olivia Clarke Homes, in partnership with Rockhill Capital and Investments, broke ground this month on College Street, a 20-home project a few blocks southwest of Historic Downtown McKinney. That’s right — 20 homes.…

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Head Home To This Sweet Downtown McKinney Charmer

By Nikki Barringer / October 3, 2019 /

If you like the charm of a historical cottage with all the updates and want one that’s so picture perfect you almost can’t stand it, go check out this home in downtown McKinney (AKA The Mecca of suburban downtowns). It’s so cute and walkable and we’ve written about it before so we won’t bore you with a…

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Adulting In Downtown McKinney is Easy With This Adorable Home

By Nikki Barringer / July 23, 2019 /

Half acre. Heavily treed. Walking distance to downtown McKinney. Recently made the Tuesday Two Hundred cut after a $5,000 price reduction. Why is there a streetlamp in the middle of the walkway which blends with the driveway? Nobody knows, but you know there’s one way to find out – tour the house and ask your…

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Friday Five Hundred: Cherish The Historic Details in This Downtown McKinney Prairie-Style Home

By Joanna England / August 7, 2015 /

Historic districts are some of my favorite neighborhoods. When my husband and I first moved in together, it was a Craftsman bungalow in Junius Heights that set the scene for some of our first days and weeks as a married couple. That huge, open front porch was a great place from which to meet our…

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McKinney is Money, Baby: Collin County Burb Listed as Top Place to Live

By Joanna England / September 24, 2014 /

Well, the good news keeps pouring in for Collin County. First Allen is named one of the safest places to live in Texas, and now McKinney is named the best place to live by Money magazine. With jobs, shopping, excellent schools, and the cutest historic downtown, McKinney has a lot of the things American families…

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