Abercrombie-Cavanaugh House
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Why it's listed
This one-story frame cottage at 304 Paul Street in Lufkin was built between 1910 and 1915 by Richard Abercrombie (1870-1937), a prominent local carpenter, for himself and his wife. It is a late and finely detailed Queen Anne house with drop siding, a hip and gable roof, a corbeled brick chimney, bargeboards and decorative shingles in the gables, and a wraparound porch with turned columns and brackets. A chamfered bay with pendant brackets and stained glass windows adds ornament. Abercrombie moved to another house in 1921, and about that year the M.D. Cavanaugh family bought the property. Cavanaugh ran a taxi, garage and trucking business, and the rear garage was built between 1921 and 1927 to serve it. The house later appeared as apartments on Sanborn map corrections. It is valued for its architecture and as one of the few relatively unaltered homes in an early neighborhood north of downtown. It remains a residence in good condition.
Significance in brief: It is described as an unusually late and very well detailed example of a Queen Anne cottage. It is also one of the few relatively unaltered residences in a late 19th and early 20th century neighborhood north of Lufkin's central business district. The area of significance is architecture at the local level.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 88002794, listed December 22, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 304 Paul, Lufkin |
|---|---|
| County | Angelina County |
| Listed | December 22, 1988 |
| Reference number | 88002794 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | Richard Abercrombie |
| Architectural style | Victorian Queen Anne |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Present condition is listed as good, and the present use is residence. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 31.34214, -94.72517 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 88002794.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q107321644
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.