houses, residential buildings; African American topics; design and construction
Marker Year
1973
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Yes
Marker Location
436 Smith Street. RTHL medallion reported missing Jun. 2017.
Private Property
No
Marker Condition
Missing
Marker Size
Medallion and Plate
Marker Text
Late Victorian house with art glass windows, shingled gables, ornate gingerbread trim. Large rooms have 12-foot ceilings. Built in 1898 of clear lumber, hand-picked by the owner, John H. Luck, assisted by Jeff Tanner, a highly respected Negro builder working out of lumber yard of S. K. Seymour. B. F. Isgrig bought the property in 1916; descendants, including a son, Nathan Powderly Isgrig, have since occupied and preserved it. Recorded Texas Historical Landmark - 1973
