{"nrhp_refnum":"88002766","name":"Lawrence, G. E., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2005 Chestnut St., South","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lufkin","county":"Angelina County","state":"TX","lat":31.313495832000058,"lon":-94.70846978899999,"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 one-story Craftsman/Bungalow house at 2005 South Chestnut Street in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas, built about 1934-35 by its owner, builder G. E. Lawrence, using petrified wood and local rock.","why_significant":"The house is an excellent local example of the Craftsman/Bungalow style, built with unusual local materials including petrified wood and stone. The ornamental lawn features add to its character. The area of significance is architecture at the local level, and the property has had no substantive alterations.","narrative":"Built around 1934-35 at 2005 South Chestnut Street in Lufkin, this one-story Craftsman/Bungalow house is notable for its construction from petrified wood and local rock. G. E. Lawrence, a builder in the Lufkin area, and his wife Helen collected the stone locally, and a stockpile remains from work that was never completed. The house has intersecting gable roofs with composition shingles, an exterior chimney on the north side, and a shed-roofed porch supported by trimmed tree trunks. Other features include 8/8 wood double-hung windows, a multipaned glass and wood entry door, a low rock wall at the porch, and a petrified rock birdbath. Trees on the lot were grown from acorns. The house has been owned continuously by the Lawrence family and has no substantive alterations. It was recognized as a strong local example of Craftsman/Bungalow architecture that makes use of naturally beautiful regional materials. It remains a residence in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Mr. G. E. Lawrence","architectural_style":"Craftsman/Bungalow","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Present condition is good; the house is still used as a residence and has had no substantive alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.167176-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/22/9679/40967922/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88002766.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002766/79251ccb79-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002766/79251ccb79-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G._E._Lawrence_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:G._E._Lawrence_House,_Lufkin,_TX.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40967922","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110001398"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/angelina-county/lawrence-g-e-house-88002766/"}