Details for Collins-Shotwell House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5005006987
Data
| Marker Number | 6987 |
| Atlas Number | 5005006987 |
| Marker Title | Collins-Shotwell House |
| Index Entry | Collins-Shotwell House |
| Address | 503 N. Raguet St. |
| City | Lufkin |
| County | Angelina |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 335482 |
| UTM Northing | 3468481 |
| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; Bungalow (Architectural style) |
| Marker Year | 1992 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | Attorney Chester B. Collins (1888-1960) built this house in the early 1920s with lumber provided by Lillian Knox whom he had successfully defended in a murder case. The 2-story bungalow features corbeled brick piers, wide gables with brackets, a corbeled chimney cap, and unusual window patterns. The Jean Shotwell family, property owners from 1936 to 1974 rented the house in 1937 to the family of Marvin L. Marsh, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) district commander. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1992 |