Nuggett Hill Historic District
Why it's listed
Nuggett Hill is a 40-acre residential neighborhood on one of Longview's prominent hills, about a mile northeast of downtown. Harry S. Turner platted it in 1931 as Turner's Nuggett Hill Addition, aiming to attract landowners who had prospered from the East Texas oilfield discovered the year before. The district holds 77 resources, mainly houses built in the 1930s in Spanish Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival and Colonial Revival styles, set on consistent setbacks with broad lawns and mature trees. Designs range from modest builder-designed cottages to elaborate houses by architects such as Percy Zimmerman and Clifford D. Hutsell. The James F. Stuckey house stands out, with its landscape of concrete bridges, benches and a bandstand attributed to artisan Dionicio Rodriquez. A church, a former fire station and some later commercial buildings along East Marshall Avenue complete the area. Its intact architecture and cohesive setting made it eligible for its local architectural significance, with a period of significance of 1931 to 1954.
Significance in brief: The district is argued to be eligible under Criterion C in Architecture at the local level. Platted by Harry S. Turner to attract landowners enriched by the East Texas oilfield discovered in 1930, it has well-maintained, intact, architecturally diverse houses, largely from the 1930s. It is ranked among the most significant residential enclaves in Longview.
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 98000403, listed May 1, 1998. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly bounded by W. Marshall, N. 6th, Padon, and Teague Sts., Longview |
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| County | Gregg County |
| Listed | May 1, 1998 |
| Reference number | 98000403 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1931-1954 |
| Architect / builder | Hutsell, Clifford D.; Lightfoot, Ewart H.; Zimmerman, Percy; Peters, N.L.; Bracey, Buford (Bracey Brothers) |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival; Tudor Revival; Colonial Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Described as a mature, well-maintained and largely intact neighborhood; most houses are still used as residences, with some commercial buildings along East Marshall Avenue. |
| Acreage | 40 |
| Coordinates | 32.50427, -94.72552 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
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 98000403.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q109999593
- This listing as JSON
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