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Board debates East Side "legacy neighborhoods" theme and how to explain it in the calendar
Summary
Board members discussed that many nominated houses are vernacular or newer infill from the East Side legacy neighborhoods; they asked staff to include explanatory text in the calendar describing the theme and architectural context.
Reina explained that this year's 2027 calendar will emphasize legacy neighborhoods on McKinney's East Side and said that many nominated homes reflect vernacular building types rather than 'high style' historic houses. "For this year, we did also add, the requirement that the homes that were nominated must be located in 1 of the legacy neighborhoods on the East Side," Reina said, noting that the board will include contextual material in the calendar to help readers understand why the selected homes differ from prior years' historic-home presentations.
Board members pressed staff about how the East Side architecture differs from the traditional historic district, asking whether nominations had been checked against the Historic Resources Survey and raising concerns about several nominees with recent construction dates. Staff acknowledged that some construction dates were unclear and that city CAD was down while compiling records; members recommended a front-matter explanation in the calendar about the year's thematic choice and the neighborhoods' vernacular character.
