{"nrhp_refnum":"88002778","name":"Percy, Dr. Edward-Abney House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"466 Jefferson","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lufkin","county":"Angelina County","state":"TX","lat":31.335318157000074,"lon":-94.73597901299996,"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 wood-frame Vernacular Victorian residence at 466 Jefferson Street in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas, dated to about 1900 and still on its original site.","why_significant":"The nomination calls the house an unusual architectural hybrid. Its shingled gable and porch detailing suggest the late Victorian period, while square posts and wide windows point to early 20th century influences. It is also tied to Lufkin Foundry and Machine Company through an early occupant, and it was judged significant in architecture at the local level.","narrative":"Built around 1900 at 466 Jefferson Street in Lufkin, this one-story wood-frame house blends two eras of design. It has an irregular plan, intersecting gable roofs, fishscale shingles at the front gable and a front gallery porch with boxed wood columns, fretwork and floral brackets. The entry door has a large oval leaded glass light flanked by Doric pilasters. Oversized four-over-one windows across the front and square posts reflect early 20th century influences, while the shingled gable and porch trim recall the late Victorian style. The house began as an ell-plan building and received additions in the 1920s, 1940s and 1950s, including an enclosed sun porch. Two back-to-back fireplaces and some original woodwork survive. City directories link it to Archie Percy, a superintendent at Lufkin Foundry and Machine Company, and later to the Abney family, who bought it in 1947. It was recognized for its local architectural significance as an unusual hybrid.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular Victorian","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Present condition is listed as good, and the property 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 02:54:21.365175-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/54/9679/40967954/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88002778.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002778/fd3e53312f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002778/fd3e53312f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Percy-Abney_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:Percy-Abney_House,_Lufkin,_TX.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40967954","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107321660"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/angelina-county/percy-dr-edward-abney-house-88002778/"}