{"nrhp_refnum":"12001251","name":"Autrey-Williams House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"717 North St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Newton","county":"Newton County","state":"TX","lat":30.85268653,"lon":-93.75360276,"geom_source":"wikidata"},"listed_date":"2013-01-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood frame house at 717 North Street in Newton, Newton County, Texas, built in 1912 for L.M. and Lelia Autrey. It stands on a lot of just over one acre about half a mile from the county courthouse.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is locally significant under Criterion C for architecture. Neoclassical porch detailing is combined with the form and massing of early twentieth-century American movements, and the house has a high degree of integrity. It is built of old growth Longleaf Pine, the region's most important economic resource, and illustrates the timber-based economy of early Newton County.","narrative":"Built in 1912 in Newton, Texas, this two-story wood frame house was constructed for L.M. and Lelia Autrey. Autrey held an executive position in the turpentine industry. Local builder W.M. Parker built it of old growth Longleaf Pine for $6,500, and W.A. McCree rebuilt it after a fire damaged it the same year. A U-shaped front porch with fourteen tapered Ionic columns, a dentil band and a pedimented entry gives the house a Neoclassical face, while its low, layered hipped roofs reflect early twentieth-century American movements such as the Prairie and bungalow styles. Leaded glass windows and transoms, carved pine woodwork, and four original fireplaces with beveled mirrors survive inside. It was the first house in Newton County with indoor plumbing and electricity, and a local newspaper called it one of the finest country homes in East Texas. It was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1980. Its architecture and its link to the local pine economy support its local significance.","period_of_significance":"1912","architect_builder":"Parker, W.M.; McCree, W.A.","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revival: Classical Revival; Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single-dwelling house; restored in the mid-1970s and undergoing a second rehabilitation at the time of nomination.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.580211-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/90/9730/40973090/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/12001251.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12001251/f70bc98c57-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12001251/f70bc98c57-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AutreyWilliamsHouse_(1_of_1).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AutreyWilliamsHouse_(1_of_1).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973090","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107321372"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/newton-county/autrey-williams-house-12001251/"}