{"nrhp_refnum":"88002774","name":"Walker, Howard, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"503 Harmony Hill Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lufkin","county":"Angelina County","state":"TX","lat":31.309177304500054,"lon":-94.72065151031578,"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 1-1/2 story wood-frame bungalow-style residence at 503 Harmony Hill Road in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas, established in 1932 and built by its owner Howard Walker with a contractor named Faircloth.","why_significant":"The nomination cites the house for its architecture at the local level. The owner/builder combined bungalow, Colonial Revival and Rustic influences with great imagination. It is also associated with Howard Walker, who served as Angelina County Superintendent of Schools during the 1920s and 1930s and designed the county's first school buses.","narrative":"Built in 1932 at 503 Harmony Hill Road in Lufkin, this 1-1/2 story wood-frame house was designed and built by its owner, Howard Walker, with a contractor named Faircloth. It has beveled wood siding, gabled roofs with extended rafter ends, gabled dormers, a central porte cochere, two brick chimneys serving double fireplaces, and two front porches with square brick columns and battered box columns on brick piers. Windows are 6/6 wood double-hung units. Walker drew on bungalow, Colonial Revival and Rustic influences. Family members helped build it, a brick mason, carpenter and window maker contributed, and the foundation sills are heart pine, with lumber shipped from Diboll. The grounds include oak trees grown from acorns, two springs, a shed and a garage. Walker also served as county school superintendent in the 1920s and 1930s, designed the county's first school buses, and installed the neighborhood's first water line. The house was recognized for its local architectural significance, and its interiors remain intact.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"H. Walker & Mr. Faircloth, Contractor Howard Walker","architectural_style":"Bungalow","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is described as good; interiors are intact, with walls paneled ca. 1974. Present use is residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.55383-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/2/9679/40967902/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88002774.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40967902","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109999770"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/angelina-county/walker-howard-house-88002774/"}