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L. P. Smith House |
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101 S Kaufman St., Mexia,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
31° 40' 48.166968",
-96° 28' 45.005124"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Built 1876 by Mexia merchant and banker Lewis Philip Smith and his second wife, Mattie J. Beeson Smith. Home site cost $400 in gold in 1868. House has cedar shingle roof, cedar post foundations; 12-light windows; old fashioned weatherboard siding; 6-inch board floors. Square nails used in structure. Smith, a Mason and Methodist, was a leader in the town; died at 39, in 1886. Six generations of the family have lived here. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967
This page last updated: 7/30/2010 07:21:11 |
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L. P. Smith House Historical Marker Location Map, Mexia, Texas
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