Kennedy, R. A.-J. M. Lowrey House

This 1-1/2 story frame bungalow at 519 East Groesbeck Street in Lufkin dates to about 1900. It has drop siding, a massed plan and a composition gable roof broken by an interior chimney stack and a dormer. Extended eaves with knee braces, a screened projecting porch on large brick piers, and wood double-hung windows with hood molds add to its character. The entry door has multiple beveled lights, and the house sits on a brick pier foundation. It is considered locally significant for its architecture. Three lateral gables across the entrance front are described as exceptional, and the design is called unusual and notable. The house was one of two similar residences owned by the Kennedy brothers across the street from each other; it is the older of the two and was remodeled to resemble the house at 603 East Groesbeck. R. A. Kennedy owned and operated the Lufkin Steam Laundry. The house is part of an early residential area developed north of the central business district and appears on the 1927 Sanborn map, with minor alterations noted by 1957-64.