National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form

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1 MPS Fonn 10-«00-a 04S) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number all For HPS use only OMB NO 102*0018 Expires received J^gy ^'J date entered Page County Angelina 5. USGS Quad No. Site No. L-0309 City/Rural Lufkin 2. Name Howard Walker Residence Address 503 Harmony Hill Road 3. Owner Howard Walker Address 503 Harmony Hill Rd, Lufkin, TX Block/Lot cont'd UTM Sector A.15/336120/ B.15/336420/ Date: Factual Est (see below) 7. Architect/Builder H. Walker & Mr. Faircloth, Contractor Howard Walker 8. Style/Type Bungalow 9.0riginal Use Residence Present Use Residence 10. Description 1-1/2 story; wood frame with t)eveled wood siding; rectangular plan, three-bay facade with extended porte cochere at center bay; gable roofs, extended rafter ends, composition shingles, gabled dormers with windows, two interior brick chimneys (two double fireplaces on interior); two porches on front with square brick columns, battered box columns on brick piers; side-facing steps into porte cochere; wood panel entry doors with upper glass; 6/6 wood double-hung windows arranged in singles, pairs, triples; detached shed and garage; entry lane 11. Present Condition Good; interiors are intact, walls paneled ca Significance Owner/builder used varied architectural stylistic influences, bungalow. Colonial Revival, and Rustic with great imagination. Constmction information: Judson Cowart - brick mason, John 13. Relationship to Site: Moved Date Original Site XX 14. Bibliography Land of the Little Angel 15. Informant Mr. Howard Walker, 5/21/ Recorder Dorothy Victor Date May 21, 1986 DESIGNATIONS: TNRIS No. Old THC Code NR: XX /RTHL /HABS (no.) TEX- Individual Yes ' District NR File Name Angelina County Multiple Resource Nomination Continuation sheet / Thematic / Multiple Property PHOTO DATA B&W 4 x 5s slides YEAR DRWR ROLL FRME ROLL FRME to 32 4 to to 35 mm Negs. 4. A. Proctor, Abstract 510, Tract 36, acres. Account # Architect. 10. flanked by Oeik trees planted from acorns; original house site was 17.5 acres, now 15.5 acres; two springs are on the north end of the lol 12. Card - carpenter, Mr. Foster made windows and door casings, Mr. Walker and two sons participated in construction; foundation sills are heart pine; ship lap and 2x4 were shipped C.15/336040/ D. 15/336360/

2 NPS Form 'a CM2) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form For HPS use received date entered OMB NO Expires Continuation sheet Item numt}er all Page 20 from Diboll, $11/thousand, beveled siding procured locally, $35/thousand; Mr. Walker installed the first water line in the neighborhood in the early 1930s. Mr. Walker was Angelina County Superintendent of Schools during the 1920s and 1930s when the rural schools were consolidating with urban schools. He designed the first school buses for the county; they were built by the Martin Wagon Company. The area of significance is architecture at the local level.

3 »<0 102*0011 United States Department of the interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name Stat«Angelina County MRA TEXAS Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature 31. Percy, Dr. Edward Abney House Keeper i3/u«lizy yfurs^ i^/^z^p^ Substantive Eavlew ^ i'atltja. :2ejidt9r 33. Perry, C.W. Archie Hallmark House ^ Keeper A h ^ ^ O^rl^ /z/zx/^y 34. Pines Theatre Entered in tba national Beglater ^f'^eper A^ 35. Ra ;tus--read House i^keeper AAXA^JLA ynmoa / z / z ^ j ^ l 36. Russell Arnold House lintered In the /^:^pexaa/^^--'^*'-^-^--*-^/-a^ A'<^A Hatlonal Eegiater f) S 37. Standley House A Substantiva Eavlew ^ Keeper SyxAx:^ ^tujj^ y Us. Temple, Henry C, H^u e, peeper S j u V ^ ^ M ^ /i^zzy^ff _ Atte.t;t ''^/'^^( 39 Trout, Walter C. White House n^^^p^^.

4 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY NAME: Walker, Howard, House MULTIPLE NAME: Angelina County MRA STATE & COUNTY: TEXAS, Angelina DATE RECEIVED: 11/07/88 DATE OF 16TH DAY: 12/08/88 DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: DATE OF PENDING LIST: 11/22/88 DATE OF 45TH DAY: 12/22/88 REFERENCE NUMBER: NOMINATOR: STATE REASONS FOR REVIEW: APPEAL; N DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE: N LESS THAN 50 YEARS: OTHER: N PDIL: N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: REQUEST: N SAMPLE: N SLR DRAFT: N N N COMMENT WAIVER: N U-^'lcCEPT RETURN ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: REJECT My^^^Ay DATE ^^^^f^,* RECOM./CRITERIA_ REVIEWER DISCIPLINE DATE DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N

5 CLASSIFICATION count resource type STATE/FEDERAL AGENCY CERTIFICATION FUNCTION historic current DESCRIPTION architectural classification materials descriptive text SIGNIFICANCE Period Specific dates statement of Significance Areas of Significance Check and justify below Builder/Architect (in one paragraph) summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance justification of exception other BIBLIOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHICAL DATA acreage verbal boundary description UTMs boundary justification ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION/PRESENTATION sketch maps USGS maps photographs presentation OTHER COMMENTS Questions Signed concerning this nomination may be directed to Phone Date

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8 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: