Byus-Kirkland House
411 Mantooth, Lufkin, TXParticularly well-detailed front porch with hefty proportions. Constructed for John F. and Alice Byus in 1914. On April 4, 1914 they gave a Mechanic Lien to W. P. Beny and Company for $2650.00 to construct a 5-room frame shingle roof dwelling by May 15, 1914. It was to be constructed of "good substantial material and erected strictly according to the plans and specifications..." Payments to Berry were to be 13 quarterly installments, the first 4 of $100.00, the remaining 9 of $250.00. It is shown on the 1927 Sanborn map. The 1928 directory lists Ned D. and Lillian Shands at 213 Mantooth; he was the Vice-President of the First State Bank and TrusL The different addresses can probably be attributed to a large-scale address change throughout the city between 1928 and 1937, as noted in the directories. The structure is a good example of Craftsman/Bungalow style. The area of significance is architecture at the local level.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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