{"nrhp_refnum":"88002780","name":"Bowers-Felts House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1213 Lotus Ln.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lufkin","county":"Angelina County","state":"TX","lat":31.34096747600006,"lon":-94.74512157799995,"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 masonry Tudor Revival residence at 1213 Lotus Lane in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas, with an estimated construction date between 1928 and 1937, designed by Shirley Simons.","why_significant":"The form describes it as one of the best examples of the Tudor style designed by architect Shirley Simons. It is also tied to local families: Robbie Mantooth Bowers, daughter of Judge Edwin James Mantooth, and Harry T. Bowers, a Lufkin grocer. The area of significance is architecture at the local level.","narrative":"This two-story masonry house at 1213 Lotus Lane in Lufkin was built sometime between 1928 and 1937 in the Tudor Revival style. Architect Shirley Simons designed it, and the nomination calls it one of the best examples of his Tudor work. The house has a multi-gable wood shingle roof, a projecting porte cochere on the north facade, and a wrap-around porch on the east and south sides supported by paired boxed columns. Wood casement windows, dormers on two facades, and rough sawn gable infill add to its character. Large oak trees and extensive ivy surround it, and a garage of similar style sits at the rear. The house is connected to two local families. Robbie Mantooth Bowers was the daughter of Judge Edwin James Mantooth, a lawyer who established the Lufkin Telephone Exchange and Lufkin National Bank. Her husband, Harry T. Bowers, ran Bowers Grocery, and the couple had five children. The house remains in residential use and is in excellent condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Shirley Simons","architectural_style":"Tudor Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Present use is residence; condition is listed as excellent.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.762503-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/52/9679/40967952/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/88002780.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002780/a83ee1d534-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002780/a83ee1d534-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bowers-Felts_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:Bowers-Felts_House,_Lufkin,_TX.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40967952","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowers%E2%80%93Felts_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4950885"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/angelina-county/bowers-felts-house-88002780/"}