Historic preservation board approves demolition of detached garage at 410 North Bradley Street

The McKinney Historic Preservation Advisory Board voted unanimously Feb. 5 to approve a certificate of appropriateness allowing the demolition of a detached garage at 410 North Bradley Street, according to the meeting transcript. The request was made by property owner Anthony Arnold.

Reina, a city staff presenter, told the board the house at the address was constructed around 1925 in the Classical Revival style and is listed as a “medium priority” in McKinney’s 2023 historic resources survey. Reina said staff recommended approval for the garage demolition because the detached garage “is not character defining and it is not integral to the history of the property,” and that staff did not expect removing the garage to change the home’s priority rating.

Board members questioned the available documentary evidence for the garage’s age; Reina said Sanborn map coverage was inconclusive, with gaps in available years and some map copies obscured by stamps, so she could not confirm an exact build year for the garage. A committee member who said they were familiar with the structure described it as being in poor condition and not large enough to park a modern car.

A committee member moved to approve the demolition request; the motion was seconded (the record shows both “I second” and a second recorded as “Carrie seconds”) and the board voted to approve the request unanimously. Reina had earlier explained that the board’s options included approving, approving with conditions, denying, or issuing a 90-day delay (after which the certificate of appropriateness would be issued).

There were no public comments on the item. The board took no additional conditions or follow-up direction on the record; the transcript indicates the request was approved and the meeting moved on.

The meeting lasted nine minutes and adjourned at 5:39 p.m.