Rabb House
N 30° 00.768 W 097° 09.206
14R E 678090 N 3321640
The state historic marker for the Virgil Rabb House in Smithville
Waymark Code: WMVPQP
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2017
Views: 5
The Virgil Raab House is located at 401 Colorado in a leafy neighborhood in Smithville.
We hope this grand home will get some TLC soon. It was pretty spidery the day we were there.
Marker Number: 12765
Marker Text:
Virgil Sullivan Rabb, Jr. (1870-1943), came to Smithville in 1891 with his family when his father bought the Calcasieu Lumber Company. The Rabb family had been in this area since receiving land grants in Fayette County in 1823. Rabb ran the lumber company for his father and became a prominent local citizen. In 1912, he and his wife, Lillian (McCollum) (d. 1960), built this home with Queen Anne design and classical ornamentation, a two-story wrapped porch, asymmetrical plan, ionic columns and entry detailed with bull's-eye molding, transoms and sidelights.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2002
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