Carpenter House (Plano, Texas)

The Carpenter House, 1211 East 16th Street, Plano, Collin County, Texas, is a Victorian home built in 1898 for Col. Henry C. Overaker and his new bride.

[1] Three years in completion, the house was set in the middle of a former cotton field which was part of the colonel's many land holdings.

Gibson Edgar Carpenter, a gentleman farmer, lawyer, and judge, purchased the house in the early 1920s to ensure his children would receive the best education in the Plano school system.

A video history of the house in its current state is accessible at this referenced link.

[2] The house is notable for its unique architecture, its rare survival into the 21st Century as an intact homeplace, and its association with a family noted for its civic service to the local community.