Autrey-Williams House
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N 30° 51.151 W 093° 45.215
15R E 427946 N 3413500
Built of long-leaf pine by L. M. Autrey the year the Titanic was lost, the Autrey-Williams house is the only Texas historic landmark residence in Newton County. The home was the first in the county to have indoor plumbing and electricity.
Waymark Code: WMKYQ3
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/16/2014
Views: 2
Marker Number: 11082
Marker Title: Autrey-Williams House
Index Entry: Autrey-Williams House
Address: 717 W. North St.
City: Newton
County: Newton
UTM Zone: 15
UTM Easting: 427886
UTM Northing: 3413504
Subject Codes: houses, residential buildings; Classical Revival (architectural style); Victorian (architectural term)
Year Marker Erected: 1981
Designations: Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Marker Location: 1/2 mi. E of Courthouse on North St., Newton
Marker Size: Medallion & Plate
Marker Number: 11082
Marker Text:
The home of several leading Newton County businessmen, this house was constructed in 1912 by turpentine producer L. M. Autrey. In 1918 he sold it to N. A. Dawson, a road contractor. From 1923 to 1979 it was the home of lumberman and civic leader Thomas Williams and his family. Built of long-leaf pine lumber, it was modeled after the Malbis Plantation near Mobile, Alabama, and features characteristics of the classical and Victorian styles.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1980
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