Details for L. P. Smith House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5293002982
Data
| Marker Number | 2982 |
| Atlas Number | 5293002982 |
| Marker Title | L. P. Smith House |
| Index Entry | Smith, L.P., House |
| Address | 101 S Kaufman St. |
| City | Mexia |
| County | Limestone |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 738964 |
| UTM Northing | 3507734 |
| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings |
| Marker Year | 1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | 101 S. Kaufmann St. Mexia |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | 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 |
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