Perry, A. F. and Myrtle-Pitmann House
402 Bynum St., South, Lufkin, TXThis well-detailed Tudor Revival variant has unusual features, such as a buttressed entrance pavilion with incised gable detail; a spiral column supporting round tympanums on the second-floor windows; and a small oculus. Built for A. F. and Mrytle Perry. He was President of Perry Brothers Variety Stores. Perry Brothers' first store was established in Center, Texas, in 1918 they began operating as a partnership, in 1924 the company incorporated and had its offices in Lufkin. Perry Brothers variety stores are located in many East Texas towns. Area not shown on the 1927 Sanborn maps. The 1946-47 City Directory lists Rayford Perry as the occupant. Local tradition is that the two Perry residences on Bynum and one on Jefferson were constructed at the same time utilizing the same architect so that the building materials could be purchased in quantity at savings. In 1937 A.F. Perry paid real estate taxes on $11,900 and on $9,520 in 1938. The structure's architect has not yet been identified but is said to have been the same architect of two other Perry Brother homes on Bynum Street and Jefferson Street. 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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