{"nrhp_refnum":"98001185","name":"Lott, Howard L. and Vivian W.,House","other_names":["Beaird-Lott House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"311 E. Kilpatrick St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mineola","county":"Wood County","state":"TX","lat":32.66413939600005,"lon":-95.48597995399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1998-10-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2-story white frame Prairie style house at 311 East Kilpatrick Street in Mineola, Wood County, Texas, built in 1918 by local contractor J.J. McLeon for Angus D. and Lena Beaird. It sits on nine city lots in a neighborhood once called \"Silk Stocking Row.\"","why_significant":"The house is argued to be a fine, little-altered local example of early 20th century Prairie style architecture (Criterion C). It is also tied to Vivian W. Lott, who lived there from 1928 and was an active leader in Mineola's social and educational life, including the founding of the town library (Criterion B).","narrative":"Built in 1918 at 311 East Kilpatrick Street in Mineola, this two-story white frame house shows the Prairie style through its low hipped roof, wide boxed eaves, ribbon windows, massive square porch supports and a triangular pediment over the entrance. Contractor J.J. McLeon built it for Angus D. and Lena Beaird. In 1928 it was sold to banker Howard Lott and his wife Vivian, who lived there for decades. Vivian Lott taught school and became a driving force in Mineola's civic life, serving the garden club, the city cemetery association, the Twentieth Century Club and her church. She is remembered as the \"Mother of the Library\" for leading the effort that produced the Mineola Memorial Library in 1960. The house keeps a high degree of integrity, with original pine floors and few changes beyond a rear balcony added in 1993. A carriage house, a patio and two small guest cottages occupy the grounds. It was listed for its architecture and its link to Vivian Lott's community work.","period_of_significance":"1918; 1928-1948","architect_builder":"J.J. McLeon (builder)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Prairie School","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Historic and current use is a single dwelling; the property also functions as a bed and breakfast with a guest house and two small added residences.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.940115-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/37/9740/40974037/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/98001185.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98001185/6523fec42b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98001185/6523fec42b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lotthouse1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</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:Lotthouse1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40974037","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_L._and_Vivian_W._Lott_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28153612"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/wood-county/lott-howard-l-and-vivian-w-house-98001185/"}