Details for Scott-Barker House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507013770
Data
| Marker Number | 13770 |
| Atlas Number | 5507013770 |
| Marker Title | Scott-Barker House |
| Index Entry | Scott-Barker House |
| Address | 1501 W. Harrison St. |
| City | Melissa |
| County | Collin |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 725974 |
| UTM Northing | 3685585 |
| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; Victorian (architectural term) |
| Marker Year | 1999 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | 1501 W. Harrison St. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | Probably erected in the 1870s, this house was already standing when prominent Melissa merchant Louis A. Scott and his new wife Louise (Allen) purchased the property in 1880. The Scotts sold the house in 1901, and in 1903 it was purchased by Hugh M. and Fannie Barker. A 1921 tornado devastated the town but took only a chimney from this house, which the Barker's daughters occupied for 85 years. A fine example of an L-plan Victorian-era dwelling, the house features pedimented door and window surrounds and highly unusual dormers with distinctive Mansard-type roofs. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1999 |