{"nrhp_refnum":"88002776","name":"Brookshire, Houston-Yeates House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"304 Howe St., East","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lufkin","county":"Angelina County","state":"TX","lat":31.34304698400007,"lon":-94.72476975099994,"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-veneered Tudor Revival-influenced residence at 304 East Howe Street in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas, built in the 1920s for Houston Brookshire and designed by architect Shirley Simons.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a noteworthy Lufkin commission of architect Shirley Simons, with an H-plan, brickwork and 6/6 windows associated with Georgian Revival, plus irregular massing and cast-stone ornamentation suggesting Tudor Revival influence. It is also tied to Houston Brookshire, one of the founders of the Brookshire Brothers grocery chain. Significance is in architecture at the local level.","narrative":"This two-story masonry house at 304 East Howe Street in Lufkin, Texas, was built in the 1920s for Houston Brookshire and designed by architect Shirley Simons. It has brick veneer, an H-plan, a composition hip and gable roof with a dormer, and two projecting gables, one carrying a cast concrete crest and a large brick chimney. The recessed entry has double doors with diamond panes and another crest. Windows are 6/6 double-hung wood sash and wood casements, and an enclosed frame patio sits on the east side. The house was listed for its architecture at the local level. Its H-plan, brickwork and 6/6 windows relate to Georgian Revival design, while irregular massing, cast-stone ornamentation and a fine triple casement window point to Tudor Revival influence. Brookshire was one of the siblings who founded the Brookshire Brothers grocery chain, whose first store opened in 1921 on the courthouse square. It remains a residence in excellent condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Shirley Simons","architectural_style":"Tudor Revival Influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"Present condition is stated as excellent, and the 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 02:54:21.336681-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/50/9679/40967950/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88002776.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002776/943cc455e2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002776/943cc455e2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Houston_Brookshires-Yates1_(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:Houston_Brookshires-Yates1_(1_of_1).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40967950","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_Brookshire%E2%80%93Yeates_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4975082"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/angelina-county/brookshire-houston-yeates-house-88002776/"}