Details for L. P. Smith House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5293002982
Data
Marker Number | 2982 |
Atlas Number | 5293002982 |
Marker Title | L. P. Smith House |
Index Entry | Smith, L.P., House |
Address | 101 S Kaufman St. |
City | Mexia |
County | Limestone |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 738964 |
UTM Northing | 3507734 |
Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings |
Marker Year | 1967 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | 101 S. Kaufmann St. Mexia |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text | Built 1876 by Mexia merchant and banker Lewis Philip Smith and his second wife, Mattie J. Beeson Smith. Home site cost $400 in gold in 1868. House has cedar shingle roof, cedar post foundations; 12-light windows; old fashioned weatherboard siding; 6-inch board floors. Square nails used in structure. Smith, a Mason and Methodist, was a leader in the town; died at 39, in 1886. Six generations of the family have lived here. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967 |