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History · Lufkin

A history of Lufkin,
then and now

Postcards, papers and photographs of Lufkin from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.

6old images & papers
36historic places
0recent photos
From Lufkin’s archive · credits on each photo

The story

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By 1820 Anglo settlers had started to arrive in the Angelina County. The Burris Family established themselves in the area. Before Lufkin was officially founded, a band of night riders allegedly lynched Jim Burris, John D. Gann, William Anglin, and another man for opposing the Confederate cause.

Pre-FoundationRailroad era 1882–18901890s, early 1900s, and timber boomGolden era of expansion 1938–1945Cultural expansion and mid-to-late twentieth centuryRecent history

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

built from the dates on the items below
1893Train wreck near Lufkin in 1893Commons
1910s2 items · High school buildingLOC
1930s3 items · Mixing plasterLOC
1940–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewTrain wreck near Lufkin in 1893, 1893: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
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By decade

Lufkin, decade by decade

1890s1 item
Train wreck near Lufkin in 1893CommonsTrain wreck near Lufkin in 18931893
1910s2 items
High school buildingLOCHigh school building1913Texas - Diboll through DonnaCommonsTexas - Diboll through Donna1917
1930s3 items
Mixing plasterLOCMixing plaster1939After dinner coffee, restaurantLOCAfter dinner coffee, restaurant1939Laying track at Southern Paper mill. Lufkin, TexasLOCLaying track at Southern Paper mill. Lufkin, Texas1939
1940s–
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

36 historic places in Lufkin

36 places in Lufkin are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

#20
In Texasby listings · most towns there have none
36places listed36 buildings
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
48historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1988first listedAbercrombie-Cavanaugh House · newest: Binion-Casper House, 1989

Where they are

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Abercrombie-Cavanaugh HouseBanks-Ogg HouseBehannon-Kenley HouseBowers-Felts HouseBoynton-Kent HouseBrookshire, Houston-Yeates HouseByus-Kirkland HouseClark-Whitton HouseCorstone Sales CompanyEveritt-Cox HouseFenley Commercial BuildingG. E. Lawrence HouseHumason-Pinkerton HouseJ. H. Kurth HouseKennedy, A. C.-Runnells HouseKennedy, R. A.-J. M. Lowrey HouseKurth-Glover HouseLufkin Land-Long Bell-Buck HouseMarsh-Smith HouseNewsom-Moss HouseOld Federal Building-Federal CourthouseParker-Bradshaw HousePercy, Dr. Edward-Abney HousePerry, A. F. and Myrtle-Pitmann HousePerry, C. W. Archie-Hallmark HousePines TheatreTexas Highway Department ComplexTrout, Walter C.-White HouseBinion-Casper HouseHenderson, S. W.-Bridges HouseHoward Walker HouseMcClendon-Abney Hardware CompanyMcGilbert HouseRastus-Read HouseRussell-Arnold HouseStandley House
Buildings

When they were listed

The Register began in 1966. Lufkin’s busiest decade was the 1980s.
Abercrombie-Cavanaugh HouseListed 1988Abercrombie-Cavanaugh HouseBuildingArchitectureBanks-Ogg HouseListed 1988Banks-Ogg HouseBuildingArchitectureBehannon-Kenley HouseListed 1988Behannon-Kenley HouseBuildingArchitectureBowers-Felts HouseListed 1988Bowers-Felts HouseBuildingArchitectureBoynton-Kent HouseListed 1988Boynton-Kent HouseBuildingArchitectureBrookshire, Houston-Yeates HouseListed 1988Brookshire, Houston-Yeates HouseBuildingArchitectureByus-Kirkland HouseListed 1988Byus-Kirkland HouseBuildingArchitectureClark-Whitton HouseListed 1988Clark-Whitton HouseBuildingArchitectureCorstone Sales CompanyListed 1988Corstone Sales CompanyBuildingArchitectureEveritt-Cox HouseListed 1988Everitt-Cox HouseBuildingArchitectureFenley Commercial BuildingListed 1988Fenley Commercial BuildingBuildingArchitectureG. E. Lawrence HouseListed 1988G. E. Lawrence HouseBuildingArchitectureHumason-Pinkerton HouseListed 1988Humason-Pinkerton HouseBuildingArchitectureJ. H. Kurth HouseListed 1988J. H. Kurth HouseBuildingArchitectureKennedy, A. C.-Runnells HouseListed 1988Kennedy, A. C.-Runnells HouseBuildingArchitectureKennedy, R. A.-J. M. Lowrey HouseListed 1988Kennedy, R. A.-J. M. Lowrey HouseBuildingArchitectureKurth-Glover HouseListed 1988Kurth-Glover HouseBuildingArchitectureLufkin Land-Long Bell-Buck HouseListed 1988Lufkin Land-Long Bell-Buck HouseBuildingArchitectureMarsh-Smith HouseListed 1988Marsh-Smith HouseBuildingArchitectureNewsom-Moss HouseListed 1988Newsom-Moss HouseBuildingArchitectureOld Federal Building-Federal CourthouseListed 1988Old Federal Building-Federal CourthouseBuildingArchitectureParker-Bradshaw HouseListed 1988Parker-Bradshaw HouseBuildingArchitecturePercy, Dr. Edward-Abney HouseListed 1988Percy, Dr. Edward-Abney HouseBuildingArchitecturePerry, A. F. and Myrtle-Pitmann HouseListed 1988Perry, A. F. and Myrtle-Pitmann HouseBuildingArchitecturePerry, C. W. Archie-Hallmark HouseListed 1988Perry, C. W. Archie-Hallmark HouseBuildingArchitecturePines TheatreListed 1988Pines TheatreBuildingArchitectureTexas Highway Department ComplexListed 1988Texas Highway Department ComplexBuildingArchitectureTrout, Walter C.-White HouseListed 1988Trout, Walter C.-White HouseBuildingArchitectureBinion-Casper HouseListed 1989Binion-Casper HouseBuildingArchitectureListed 1988Henderson, S. W.-Bridges HouseBuildingArchitectureListed 1988Howard Walker HouseBuildingArchitectureListed 1988McClendon-Abney Hardware CompanyBuildingArchitectureListed 1988McGilbert HouseBuildingArchitectureListed 1988Rastus-Read HouseBuildingArchitectureListed 1988Russell-Arnold HouseBuildingArchitectureListed 1988Standley HouseBuildingArchitecture
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

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