The Bivins Home - 1980 - Amarillo, TX - Dated Architectural Structures Multifarious on Waymarking.com

The home is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, and a 1965 Texas Historical Marker provides some information about the career of its builder:

Prominent area rancher Lee Bivins (1862-1929) built this elegant town home in 1905. The brick and stone structure features Classical styling. In addition to his large cattle operation, Bivins pioneered much of the Panhandle's oil and gas development. A philanthropist and community leader, Bivins was serving as mayor of Amarillo at the time of his death. His widow Mary Elizabeth Gilbert Bivins (1862-1951) bequeathed the residence to the City of Amarillo.

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The Bivins Home once served a library, and underwent restoration in 1980. Today, the home is used by the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce, Center City, and the Greater Southwest Music Festival, and is open every day except on the weekends. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 for its architecture, a West Texas version of the late Georgian Revival style and a reminder of the influence of the Bivins family in the area.

Year built or dedicated as indicated on the structure or plaque: 1980 Full Inscription (unless noted above): 1980 Restoration of Mary E. Bivins Memorial Home -- Restoration Architect M. Howard Ensign Restoration Contractor Wiley Hicks Jr., Inc. -- Contributors City of Amarillo Jerry Hodge, Mayor Commissioners Jerry Ammerman, Houston Deford Curtis Crofford, J. Dean Christy John S. Stiff, City Manager Amarillo Historical Preservation Foundation The Junior League of Amarillo, Inc. Amarillo Area Foundation Panhandle Assoc. of A.S.I.D. Website (if available): [Web Link]

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