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Uni ted Sta tes Depar tment of the Inter ior National Park Service

National Register of Historic P iaces Inventory—Nomination Form

Continuation sheet Item numl)er a l l

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1. County Angelina 5. USGS Quad No.

City/Rural Lufkin

2. Nanne J. H. Kurth Residence

Address 1860 Old Mill Road

3. Owner Lynn Fisher

Address Route 3, Box 3450, Lufkin

Block/Lot cont'd

Site No. L-0526

UTM Sector 15/333860/3470180

. 6. Date: Factual Est. 1890

7. Architect/Builder

. Contractor

.8. Style/Type Classical Revival

Q.Original Use Residence

Present Use Residence

10. Description 2-1/2 story; wood frame with horizontal board siding; brick foundation with brick foundation skirt; massed plan with central hall, 1-story addition on north; pyramidal hip roof with hipped dormers, composition shingles, entablature with dentils beneath the boxed eaves; 2-story projecting portico on a raised masonry base with paired cylindrical Doric columns, third story balcony atop the portico with boxed column balusters and solid paneled railing; second story porch extends around the entire south, west, and north sides, has a metal shed roof, and boxed

11. Present Condition Excellent; exterior appears unaltered, interior renovation.

12. Significance This large and handsome hybrid Classical/Foursquare home was the most substantial and elaborate residence in the Keltys community. Currently has a RTHL awarded in 1966.

13. Relationship to Site: Moved Date Original Site XX

14. Bibliography Land of the Little Angel; Texas Historical Commission files; Lufkin from Sawdust to Oil;

15. Informant Lynn Fisher, Dr. Gail Medford

16. Recorder Dorothy Victor, Sally Victor Date March 10, 1986

DESIGNATIONS: TNRIS No. OWTHC Code

NR: XX

/ RTHL / HABS (no.) TEX-

Individual Yes ' District

/ Thematic / Multiple Property

PHOTO DATA

B&W 4 X 5s

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NR File Name Angelina County Multiple Resource Nomination

Continuation sheet

YEAR DRWR ROLL FRME ROLL FRME 1986 3 1 to 3 4

1986 23 20 to 23 21

to

35 mm Negs.

4. A. Barela, Abstract 49, Tract 534, 9.54 acres, Account # 0049-383-534-000-00. 10. wood half columns with paneled railing, the 1st and 2nd floor porch have curved corners on sw and nw; Doric columns on 1st floor porch are cylindrical; windows 1/1 wood double-hung; elaborate entry w/ single door flanked by multipaned side lights and transom lights; hipped dormers on 4 sides of main roof w/ shingled siding and stained

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glass windows; small 1-story wing on n. side w/ gable roof, turned wood columns and fretwork on the porch, 1/1 wood windows; rear screened porch at se; detached wood frame garage. Interior description: the structure is 3 units wide and 2 units deep with service wing at rear. Central front entry hall and stairs are flanked by rectangular rooms, two rooms deep. Living and dining rooms are back to back on w. side, each w/ ceramic tiled fireplace and mantel. Dining room has built-in cabinets. On the e. there is a parlour type room w/ bedroom and small bath to rear. Rear sen/ice wing is comprised of screened entry porch; large kitchen with plain wood cabinets and modern black & white vinyl tile floor; w. of kitchen is entry hall flanked by bath and what was called the milk room. Central stair has large intermediate landing, windows w/ stained glass, and plain wood bannister. At 2nd floor there is wide central hall flanked by 2 bedrooms on each side, w/ bath on e. side. Screened porch wraps around the e.,s., and w.; smaller stairs lead up to attic. Attic has large central room w/ alcoves created by dormers; peripheral storage rooms wrap around main room. Stained glass windows in the walls between the large room and peripheral rooms. Original interiors are substantially intact. Flooring is slash pine and yellow pine, w/ the first floor main rooms finished in diagonal flooring. Walls have been sheetrocked and papered; the first floor ceilings have been papered between boxed t)eams. Major changes during recent renovation were sheetrocking of walls, and addition of central air heating and cooling system. Floor vents were placed where individual room heating units had been located. 12. Residence of J. H. Kurth, one of the founders of the Angelina County Lumber Company. No early lumbering or manufacturing structures are extant at mill. Joseph H. Kurth, a German immigrant from Polk County, moved to Angelina County in 1887. He and SW Henderson, Sr., acquired a sawmill founded by Charles L. Kelty ca. 1870, north of Lufkin. Kurth, had operated a smaller mill at Kurth Station near Corrigan, Polk Cty. Their business was known as Henderson & Kurth. By 1900 Sam Weiner and his brother, Eli Wiener, joined Henderson & Kurth, forming the Angelina County Lumber Company. During it's hey day the 3 families had nearly a dozen sawmills, a paper mill, hotels, movie theatres, railroads, investment companies, newspapers, radio and television, insurance firms, banks, foundries, hospitals, and other enterprises. In 1902 these partners with Frank Kavanaugh Sr., and Frank Kavanaugh, Jr., from Rusk, estab the Lufkin Foundry and Machine Company to purchase, manufacture, repair, and sell machinery, the parent company of current day Lufkin Industries, Inc. ACLCo. was sold to Owens-Illinois in 1966. The area of significance is architecture at the local level. 14. 1890 and 1910 U.S. Census.

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United States Department of the Interior Nationai Parl< Service

National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet

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Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group

Name Angelina County MRA State TEXAS

Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET

REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION

House PROPERTY NAME:

MULTIPLE NAME:

Kurth, J. H.,

Angelina County MRA

STATE & COUNTY: TEXAS, Angelina

DATE RECEIVED: 11/07/88 DATE OF 16TH DAY: 12/08/88 DATE OF WEEKLY LIST:

REFERENCE NUMBER: 88002791

NOMINATOR: STATE

REASONS FOR REVIEW:

DATE OF PENDING LIST: 11/22/88 DATE OF 45TH DAY: 12/22/88

N DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE: N LESS THAN 50 YEARS: N N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: N Y SLR DRAFT: N

APPEAL: OTHER: N PDIL: REQUEST: N SAMPLE:

COMMENT WAIVER: N

LX^CEPT RETURN REJECT <^yJ-y<i r DATE

ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS:

RECOM./CRITERIA ftcc^j- - C REVIEWER f^chi^ D I S C I P L I N E ^ DATE /^(2i jth

DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N

CLASSIFICATION

count resource type

STATE/FEDERAL AGENCY CERTIFICATION

FUNCTION

h i s t o r i c current

DESCRIPTION

ar c h i t e c t u r a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n materials descriptive t e x t

SIGNIFICANCE

Period Areas of Significance—Check and j u s t i f y below

Specific dates Builder/Architect Statement of Significance ( i n one paragraph)

summary paragraph completeness c l a r i t y applicable c r i t e r i a j u s t i f i c a t i o n of areas checked r e l a t i n g significance t o the resource context r e l a t i o n s h i p of i n t e g r i t y t o significance j u s t i f i c a t i o n of exception other

BIBLIOGRAPHY

GEOGRAPHICAL DATA

acreage verbal boundary description UTMs boundary j u s t i f i c a t i o n

ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION/PRESENTATION

sketch maps USGS maps photographs presentation

OTHER COMMENTS

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Multiple Property Cover Sheet

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Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000827