Marker Inscription
Architecture
Historic Place
Rastus--Read House (Gone?)
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About this site
Rastus--Read House (Gone?) is a historic place in Lufkin, Angelina County, dedicated in 1988. It is one of 38 historic places documented in Angelina County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 176 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.3201, -94.7274 near Lufkin. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Christian Church of Lufkin (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Standley House (Gone?), Russell--Arnold House (Gone c.2019), and Lufkin.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2088002768. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Rastus-Read House in Lufkin is one of the residences listed on the National Register of Historic Places under the Historic Resources of Angelina County multiple-property submission, which documents the county's early domestic architecture tied to its lumber industry.
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