Marsh-Smith House
Why it's listed
This two-story frame house at 503 North Raguet Street in Lufkin combines Bungalow details with an American Foursquare plan. Built between roughly 1910 and 1930, it has wood lap siding, a rectangular plan, and a composition gable roof with extended rafter ends and knee braces. A projecting porch rests on rectangular masonry columns, a dormer and chimney rise through the roof, and a porte cochere extends from the north facade. Windows are decorative six-over-one units set in pairs and fours with hood molds, and the doors are multipaned. Surveyors described it as an unusual variant of the Foursquare, more linear than typical and lacking a hip roof. It appears on the 1927 Sanborn map. City directories link it to Mrs. Chloe Collins in 1928, to Major Marvin W. and Anna L. Marsh in 1937, and to Jean and Garvice Shotwell in 1946-47. Marsh was the first District Commander of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Its significance rests on local architecture.
Significance in brief: The property is described as an unusual variant of the American Foursquare, more linear and lacking a hip roof. It is considered a good example of a Bungalow with a Foursquare plan. Its area of significance is architecture at the local level, and it is tied to several early residents.
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 88002796, listed December 22, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 503 Raguet St., North, Lufkin |
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| County | Angelina County |
| Listed | December 22, 1988 |
| Reference number | 88002796 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Bungalow with Four Square plan |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition is listed as good and the present use is residence. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 31.34199, -94.73589 (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 88002796.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q107321650
- This listing as JSON
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