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National Register of Historic Places

McGilbert House

Lufkin’s first place on the National RegisterListed Dec 22, 1988; only 1,745 of Texas’s 3,280 listings are older
Vernacular VictorianListed 1988Lufkin
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About McGilbert House

McGilbert House, at 1902 Old Mill Rd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 22, 1988: the first place in Lufkin to be listed. Only 1,745 of Texas’s 3,280 listings are older. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Vernacular Victorian, as it does for 2 other Texas listings. It was listed as part of Angelina County MRA. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 5 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 10 minutes

1902 Old Mill Rd., Lufkin · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1McGilbert HouseStart here
  2. 2Henderson, S. W.-Bridges HouseClassical Revival · next door
  3. 3J. H. Kurth HouseClassical Revival · 0.2 mi on
Around it

26 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BClark-Whitton HouseVictorian Cottage0.4 miBKurth-Glover HouseQueen Anne Cottage0.5 miBBowers-Felts HouseTudor Revival1.3 miBMarsh-Smith HouseBungalow1.4 miBHumason-Pinkerton HouseVictorian1.4 miBParker-Bradshaw HouseBungalow1.5 miBByus-Kirkland HouseCraftsman/Bungalow1.5 miBNewsom-Moss HouseMediterranean Revival1.5 miBBinion-Casper HouseVictorian1.5 miBEveritt-Cox HouseVictorian1.6 miBTexas Highway Department ComplexEclectic1.7 miBPerry, A. F. and Myrtle-Pitmann HouseTudor Revival1.8 miBPerry, C. W. Archie-Hallmark HouseTudor Revival1.8 miBPercy, Dr. Edward-Abney HouseVernacular Victorian1.8 miBTrout, Walter C.-White HouseBungalow1.8 miBCorstone Sales CompanyArt Moderne1.8 miBPines TheatreArt Moderne1.8 miBFenley Commercial BuildingEarly 20th Century Commercial1.8 mi
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BMcClendon-Abney Hardware CompanyEarly 20th Century Commercial1.8 miBAbercrombie-Cavanaugh HouseVictorian Queen Anne1.8 miBBrookshire, Houston-Yeates HouseTudor Revival1.8 miBBehannon-Kenley HouseCraftsman/Bungalow1.9 miBOld Federal Building-Federal CourthouseClassical Revival1.9 miBBanks-Ogg HouseQueen Anne Victorian Cottage2 miBKennedy, A. C.-Runnells HouseBungalow2 miBKennedy, R. A.-J. M. Lowrey HouseBungalow2 mi

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Questions about McGilbert House

Is McGilbert House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 22, 1988 (Register number 88002793).

Is McGilbert House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Texas has 42 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit McGilbert House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of McGilbert House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 5 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 40967956 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.