Standley House
Why it's listed
At 1607 Tulane in Lufkin, a clipped-gable bungalow and a frame barn survive as a reminder of the farmland the city grew around. E. O. Standley built the barn in 1921, after his family moved from Trinity County, in the same style as his father's log barn. The family lived in an older house on the property until the current house was completed in 1929. Siding from the older residence was reused on the new house, which cost about $2,000. The house is one story, with extended rafter ends, three-over-one wood windows, a projecting porch on chamfered columns and some Victorian-style ornamentation. The double-pen barn has a central dogtrot and a sheet metal roof. Standley farmed hay, corn, peanuts, cotton and truck crops, and later worked at the Lufkin Foundry and Machine Company. The property was listed for its local architectural significance, and both buildings count as contributing.
Significance in brief: The nomination presents the bungalow and barn as a good example of the bungalow style and of a farm complex that the growing city later surrounded. The area of significance is architecture at the local level. The Keeper's review noted that both the house and the barn are contributing buildings.
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 88002800, listed December 22, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1607 Tulane, Lufkin |
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| County | Angelina County |
| Listed | December 22, 1988 |
| Reference number | 88002800 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1921-1929 |
| Architect / builder | E. O. Standley |
| Architectural style | Bungalow & Barn |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Present condition is stated as good, and the property is still used as a residence and farm complex. |
| Acreage | 3 |
| Coordinates | 31.31727, -94.72325 (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 88002800.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110001399
- This listing as JSON
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