Visitors to Chestnut Square Historic Village may have new public restrooms by late winter.
The Heritage Guild of Collin County, listed as the owner, registered a project called "Public Bathrooms" on Monday, Oct. 5, in the state licensing department's accessibility database. The filing describes new construction of a 395-square-foot building at 311 S. Chestnut St., next door to the village's 315 S. Chestnut St. address, with an estimated cost of $175,000.
Work is scheduled to start Nov. 2 and finish Feb. 19, 2027, according to the registration, which lists the project as privately funded. The design firm is Texas Architectural Collaborative of McKinney. The filing does not describe how the restrooms will be laid out.
A busy Saturday stop
Chestnut Square, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, bills itself as a historic village that offers guided tours, seasonal events and weddings near downtown. Its website lists hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, with village tours at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
The village's farmers market runs every Saturday year-round except the Saturdays after Thanksgiving and Christmas, from 8 a.m. to noon April through December and 9 a.m. to noon January through March, according to the market's page.
