{"nrhp_refnum":"88002765","name":"Perry, A. F. and Myrtle-Pitmann House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"402 Bynum St., South","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lufkin","county":"Angelina County","state":"TX","lat":31.333846709000056,"lon":-94.73805386299995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-12-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick veneer Tudor Revival residence at 402 Bynum Street South in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas, established around 1935 for A. F. and Myrtle Perry.","why_significant":"The nomination cites its architecture at the local level, describing it as a very well detailed Tudor Revival variant with unusual features such as a buttressed entrance pavilion, a spiral column supporting round tympanums, and a small oculus. It was built for A. F. Perry, president of Perry Brothers Variety Stores.","narrative":"Built about 1935 at 402 Bynum Street South in Lufkin, this two-story brick veneer house is an H-plan Tudor Revival residence. It has steep intersecting gable roofs, a clipped gable on the front with small brackets below the eave, and rounded cornice returns at the gable ends. The entrance pavilion has battered corners and a keyed arched opening with a cast stone arch, a wood door with long wrought iron hinges, and tile and brick steps. A spiral column supports round tympanums above the second floor windows, and a small oculus adds further detail. An exterior brick chimney with an inset panel rises on the north side, and a two-bay brick garage sits at the rear. The house was built for A. F. and Myrtle Perry. He was president of Perry Brothers Variety Stores, a company begun in Center, Texas, and headquartered in Lufkin. Local tradition links it with two other Perry homes built together. The architect has not been identified. Its significance is architectural, at the local level.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Tudor Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Present condition is stated as excellent, and the house is still used as a residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.48399-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/48/9679/40967948/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88002765.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002765/3be15c8410-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002765/3be15c8410-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Perry-Myrtle-Pittman_House,_Lufkin,_TX.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">25or6to4</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Perry-Myrtle-Pittman_House,_Lufkin,_TX.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40967948","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001071"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/angelina-county/perry-a-f-and-myrtle-pitmann-house-88002765/"}